somewhat original fic, don´t look too hard -- laurence & frank
“Hi guys, welcome back to my channel. Sorry I´m being so quiet, but as you can see, a bit blurry in the background, but Frank is here and he´s currently sleeping, so. I just wanted to give a quick update while I feel up to it, because...” Laurence pauses, still not sure how to say this. He´s mentioned his mental health in a couple videos before, but never in much depth or detail.
“Well. Actually, because I haven´t been doing well. And because I don´t know when I´ll be back with anything resembling regular content. The trials of depression, right?”
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He feels tiredness crawling up his spine again. He´s already hitting his limits, but that´s alright. He exhales, looks at the camera. “It really is a trial at the moment. Trying me hard.” He swallows around a lump in his throat and suddenly notices Frank stirring in the background.
“Hey, are you filming?” Frank gets up and rubs his eyes. He comes to hug Laurence from behind and kisses him on the cheek, checking out his expression in the camera.
“Yeah. Hey.” Laurence´s smile looks weak to himself, but it´s better than nothing and he´s weirdly thankful. Weak but honest.