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Grief, Loss and Neurodivergency

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"Cog?! Cog?! Charles-"

"-Can you get the good plates down from the top shelf for when my mom gets here?"

Julian's eyes smiled at him from across the room as Charles looked up from his crochet project.

"Of course. Are you sure you don't want me to help you cook?" He stood and retrieved the plates before leaning against the counter.

Julian laughed, "And risk you burning the risotto again? No thanks!"

Charles stood straight, "Only because you decided to kiss me against the wall in the pantry."

"Yeah, well you should have known bet-"

The room faded, the sounds muffled, the only thing that remained was Julian, blood dripping from his wide open mouth, jaw swinging on its hinges.

Suddenly blood was coating Charles' hands, he was on the floor of his office and-

Charles laid there, his legs and those of the body entwined in a gesture that would have been romantic in any other situation. He felt wetness on his face, but he couldn't quite tell if it was blood or if it was-

-Warm tears trickled down his face as he stared dead ahead into the TV, Kain crouched just to the side, whom he turned to face.

"Charles... Thank God."

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Chapter 1

Notes:

For Frost,
The love of my life who got me into gearsberg before we had even met ❤❤❤

Chapter Text

The body of Dr ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 'iceberg' ⬛⬛⬛⬛ was found at 07:25 am on the ⬛⬛/⬛⬛/97 by Dr Charles O. Gears, however, the discovery of the body was not called in until 07:53 am, when Prof. Kain Pathos-Crow was delivering paperwork to the office shared by Dr Gears and Dr Iceberg, only to find Dr Gears on the floor cradling the body while in some form of shock. A medical team was called and Dr Gears was immediately sent to Dr Glass for evaluation, where he remained for the rest of the day.

Dr Iceberg's cause of death was deemed to be suicide, via a single gunshot directed at the top of the mouth. The time of death was estimated to be approximately 30 minutes before Dr Gears had discovered the body, as he described it as 'warm to the touch' when he checked his vitals.

Dr Gears has been frequently late to work since the incident occurred, and has fainted from exhaustion, dehydration and malnourishment multiple times, leading to hospitalization in most cases.

Will continue to monitor.