Broken Pairs and Broken Families - Part 1/? -- Realization --
Description: Thomas didn't always have 2 sets of sides. In fact, there was never supposed to be 7 of them. Warnings: lots and lots of angst Realization Thomas didn't know when it happened, when he stopped being able to touch his sides. He had just turned 7 a few weeks prior, and he wasn't sure what exactly was going on. The world was so fascinating... he wanted to know everything, and that scared him. He wanted to go everywhere he possibly could, but didn't want anything to change at the same time. He wanted to let his creativity run rampant, but at the same time he was reprimanded for doing just that. It was a constant struggle within himself, and it hurt. But there came a day when it was... calm wasn't the right word. Eerily quiet, more like. It didn't just scare him, but it made him so anxious. No, it gave him Anxiety. And Fear. He only had 4 sides, Creativity, Persistence, Suspicion, and Feelings. There was never, ever , an Anxiety. Nor was there ever a ...