#oc: Gabe

[miasmat]

Batch 3/4

Tony (Fallout 3)

Thalis (DA:I)

Gabe (Saint's Row)

V (CP77)

Gael (Skyrim)

Valean (Oblivion)

[haxxydraws]

OC Doodle Dump I

Andrew/JPD backstory stuff, ft his late wife and his terrible boss

Simon being Simon ft misc cherubim

Trinity gets McDonalds! Yippee!

Assorted OC Stuff (Khon, Pluto, AA, Salgoth, Brandy)

Anwir and Associated Parties (G, Rho)

Assorted Oc Stuff (Gabe, RTI, AA, Sam, Lou, KZM, Annie, Brandy)

Annie belongs to @manywinged, Lou and G belong to @mesonychia

[arwenkenobi48]

I’ve decided to make my own rewrite of alternate Gabriel and put him in a new original story, in light of recent events

[Warning: long post]

Basically, Gabe (as he is now called) is the subject of a painting created by an artist who unknowingly has the power to bring his artwork to life. Gabe loved it when his creator called him the most beautiful thing he’d seen and when the artist moved on to other projects, the painted angel basically went mad with jealousy.

Breaking free from his canvas, Gabe began corrupting the artist’s other paintings, turning them into twisted, monstrous images. When the horrified artist saw what was happening, he decried Gabe as a monster. Heartbroken and furious that his creator rejected him, Gabe killed the man and used his blood to create a new painting; a portrait identical to his dead creator, one that would be eternally loyal to him.

Gabe’s second in command, simply known as Edward (an expy of Six/the Intruder), still retains the skills of an artist and the mysterious powers he possessed before his murder. He creates more disturbing minions for his master, all while passing them off as ‘horror art’.

The vast majority of these art pieces fall into the hands of an eccentric rich man named Zekiel Thomson, who adds them to his vast collection. This guy’s so rich he has his own private art gallery that he shows off to all his wealthy socialite friends. After installing the ‘horror art’, however, things begin to take a turn for the worse.

First, mysterious music is heard in the night; the sickly sweet sound of a harp and the operatic voice of an angel. The last person to awaken to its sound is found dead the next day, mutilated and - most disturbingly - with a significant amount of blood missing.

As more and more of these mysterious murders unfold, Zekiel is plagued by nightmares in which Gabe’s demonic underlings are tormenting him. He resorts to hiring a detective named Vincent Truman, who’s something of a theology/occult enthusiast.

The main framing sequence of the story is told through Vincent’s notes on the case, as he goes from being sceptical of Zekiel’s credibility to finding himself in a tangled web of mass murder and blood magic, to standing face to face with the devil himself, The Painted Angel, Gabe.

I haven’t yet decided on a title for this story, but I quite like the sound of The Painted Angel. The Peculiar Case of Zekiel Thomson is another potential title, although it is a little wordy.

Also I decided to set the whole thing in England bc that’s a pretty good place for haunted paintings and unexplained phenomena. Adds a gothic feel to the whole thing too.

Kinda toying with the idea of frequently switching between different POVs between chapters but I don’t want it to get confusing. I guess that once I have the entire story mapped out it should be fine.

There’s going to be recurring themes of facing one’s inner demons, unprocessed trauma and self worth. Elements of the horror game Layers of Fear, an old Victorian story titled The New Mother, Skinamarink and Motion Picture Soundtrack by Radiohead are also going to be worked into the project.

I haven’t yet decided if this is going to be a straight up novel or a comic yet. My ability to draw is…inconsistent at best. I feel like the story might work better with some accompanying visuals, though.

But yeah that’s my thoughts so far. I have had bits and pieces of this project in my drafts for a while but I had no idea what to do with it. I think this could probably tie it all together.

Now I need to get some sleep bc I am exhausted. Lmk what you think of this idea and feel free to suggest any potential titles.

[mtgc858]

Au lore time! So I looked at the movie Unfriended and thought of "What if it was my trolls instead" So boom! I also drew a Fnf concept with it!

Tw for attempted sui-, Body horror,Bullying and slight gore

Raven was exposed for a embarrassing video and went missing which others thought she...yeah or got taken so it's unknown what happened to her.

So Leroy,Chris,Pyro,Gabe,Twister and Legion join a group chat with a "glitch" in the background which later the "glitch" types to them and begins to expose them one by one.

Starting with Pyro which later he was seen next to a thing of bleach and his phone as Leroy tried calling him only to see the phone move meaning the still image in front of them wasn't a image before cops and ambulance called and took him to the hospital

(one of the scariest arts I drew-)

Then later Gabe is next and has a hidden camera in his room, he finds it and then the chat disconnects before showing that Gabe is attacked and killed by the "glitch"

Next was the "Glitch" forced them to play Never have I ever and exposed there secrets, the biggest one was Chris was exposed for dating Raven after Legion confessed to him that he wanted to ask her out and loved her which Chris went behind his back which Raven didn't know at all.

Which Leroy and Chris got a paper saying that if they show it the other will die(there actual brothers in the au then being brother figures in the au) which Legion then tells Leroy that if he doesn't show it, Legion would expose Leroy about something himself which without hesitation he shows it and Chris gets attacked.

Next is Twister as he hides in the bathroom which Leroy calls for help by calling random numbers which is to late as Twister gets strangled by the "Glitch"

Next is the confrontation between Leroy and Legion as the "Glitch" is obviously revealed to be non other than Raven :] as she asks them in a text who posted the video as Legion had no idea about anything about it before Leroy goes behind his back and dm's Raven that Legion did it and he is attacked.

Now Leroy being in hysterics trys to show her old images of there friendship and how he loved her(platonically) before she showed him the full video, They were at a party when all got drunk but Raven was out of it and on the ground being a mess, that's when it's revealed, Leroy recorded her in this state and posted it which when she begged for it to be taken down she was ignored which then caused her to go missing.

Which Raven found a company that made it were if you were bullied and needed help sign up, and in her desperate state she agreed only to be given ability to be a virus and a monster which unfortunately she did and her anger and depression got to her she became a monster and turned everyone else into monsters(there appearance and fates being unknown)

Except Legion as Raven learned Legion was completely innocent and had no idea which she made it seem she did but only did it to make Leroy confess which happened.

Now knowing the truth, Leroy's two faces personality shows as the real monster was him as Raven then confronts him and it ends with her jumping at the camera at him.

The end of the au! LOL

Pretty dark but DANG this au was fun to talk about and draw!

[creepymarshmallow3]

Ask 1: Jess meets J.J(the battle of the centuries)

Ask 2: Henry drinks this(so so sorry past henry-)

Ask 3: Raven meets Lost World incident (wholesomeness)

Ask 4: I wonder if Becky tried killing Raven again, Gabe would be behind her and scare him off as he is REALLY scary when mad

Ask 1: Weell :>

A little about their abilities:>

Jester is quick and agile, has assistant clowns who were children and can imitate their voices to confuse J.J., can take his head off his shoulders without harming himself, can hide in a small container or box (this may be his mistake)

J.J. can drive you crazy with his gaze (but does not work on Jester), can create illusions of himself and confuse him, has a second form.

Ask 2: Ouff-

( :( )

Ask 3:

( I don't know why, but I wanted to make it in a more classic way :> )

Ask 4: ( in reblog " )

[angynomadsimp]

[kuixotic-arts]

Here’s February's piece-the weather over here is teasing in being the right feel for beach trips but the water is still too cold...ough, one can dream.

January

[johnbleepingzoidberg]

4 for Gabe (hwehwe sad cuz he's died, rip)

LIA COME OFF ANON SO I CAN FIGHT YOU

4. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

(he's supposed to be a ghost bc yeah gabe's dead lmao but for this purpose let's pretend he's back as a ghost. specifically for this interview)

Writing below the cut!

(context: that's craig in the background! yes, the robot! the one that is my pfp! in order to save craig's life, his consciousness is transferred into gabe the human's body, who is also dying! it was a terrible decision gabe's friends had to make! do they save gabe? or do they save craig the robot? spoiler-- gabe's too far gone and so they end up saving craig and he now has to navigate life with a human body! and theo is part of the group that did the procedure. theo and craig hate each other and annoy each other like siblings. their conflict comes from the fact that craig is now in place of gabe-- theo unfairly hates craig for "replacing" his good-natured, sweet friend; craig hates theo right back because of how unfairly he's treating him-- it's not like craig asked them to save his life.)

--

"I think I might've wanted to be a race car driver when I was a kid," Gabe says, crossing his legs at the ankles. He smiles pleasantly as he recalls the fond memory. "Yeah... I grew up watching a lot of F1, thought it'd be cool to have my own car, have a team. That was when I was really little. As I grew up I realized I didn't want to be the racer at all-- I wanted to be the one maintaining and building the cars!"

He turns solemn, and he looks down at his hands that he's twiddling in his lap.

"That is, until the Wipeout."

The room's atmosphere grows heavy.

After a moment, Gabe looks back up at you, smiling again, as though his gleeful demeanor never left. "Once the Wipeout hit, I realized I wanted to do more than just work on cars. I wanted to help people. Save lives. So I enlisted in the Rule's--" He bites his tongue. You lean forward, pressing him to continue the sentence.

"Um... The Rule's Medical Corps. Yep. To help save robots and humans alike after the Wipeout." He starts to pick at the skin around his nails-- a nervous tick you can't help but notice. He's not a very good liar.

"Anyway... Yeah... I wanted to be an F1 driver when I was a kid."

--

(gabe became part of a secret science org under this world's government that was shady af. im still not entirely sure what the true purpose of it is yet, but he was tricked (along with theo, aysha, and jackie) into joining under the false pretense of being able to save human lives with robot parts and vice versa. hence how they're able to shove craig's idiot robot self into gabes human body!)

[magesmiths]

tagged by @sysba to make some infamous bbs in this picrew, so here are logan and gabe <3 they are equally rdiculous and i love them

i have no idea who has been tagged, so if u want to do this consider it your tag xo

[moghraidhs]

max and gabe from lucky strike aka my bi4bi besties with zero introspection skills

[marsoid]

Outing my OCs for pride month… [webcomic] [patreon]

[haxxydraws]

Fashionably late— 3 and 4 for Simon, Gabe, and/or KZM

3. What genre would your OC do badly in but it would be hilarious or interesting to watch?

Simon: White collar or medical drama. He's too much of a hurricane of a character for that sort of thing, and I think the bureaucracy would make him explode. It'd be super interesting to watch him argue with everyone though. Take a shot for every time he gets escorted out by security.

Gabe: This one is tricky because I feel like Gabe is adaptable enough to work out in a lot of different settings. I think that an absolute no-go would be family-friendly media and/or things made for kids because he'd swear way too much and plant a lot of bad ideas in peoples heads.

KZM: Slice of life anime. Please for the love of god, take a moment and imagine this with me.

4. What media does your character enjoy?

Simon: Unironically, I think he'd really enjoy shit like how it's made or forged in fire. Or those woodworking shows where someone just calmly makes a table. Sit him down in front of that for a while and maybe he'll chill out a little bit, it's like a cat sensory video for him. I feel like Simon would also watch competition shows and just yell at the fucking screen the entire time.

Gabe: Reality TV shows, horror, and tabloids. The trashier the better. Also into documentaries about history or niche subjects.

KZM: Recordings of lectures -- Imagine a Youtube video of someone going through a powerpoint with the shittiest audio quality you could imagine. He would be the type to put something like that on in the background while he works on other things. The drier and more academic it is, the more he'll probably like it. If you try to make him listen to a podcast with a sponsor segment, he'll kill you with a brick.

[friedri-ce]

a fine assortment of misc doodles ive posted on my alt

[mtgc858]

Okay oc lore for the Trolls :]

(mostly about how they turned and some backstory)

This is gonna be a long post btw

Part 1/?

Tw for Fire,Alcohol,Under age drinking, Blood,Death(Not permanent obviously), Suicide mention,Child Abuse, neglect,poisoning and mentions of vomit(In Twisters part), and Injuries including fata

A lot of warnings sorry about that!

Raven: Raven escaped the orphanage and was homeless for years, untill a drunk man(like Heavily drunk) found her and attacked her (which he regretted later) and while Raven tried to defend herself he slammed her head into the brick wall, cracking her skull and where she lost her life.

She did have a cat companion (Based on my real cat Murky) and cause of her friendship with that little fellow and the fact she would run away like a skittish cat(a play on words) she turned into the Raven we know(we don't know how she became the way she is btw especially cause of how different she is.

Sales: I'm changing his backstory to where he didn't find Raven being killed, Sales was a business worker and often left last after the nightshift and he usually walked past the alleyway that Raven stayed, he often would visit her and other food but couldn't get close cause of her hiding behind something and refusing to get close.

He did want to help and bring her home to give her shelter but she always refused (Note she never had a home or a family(besides Charlie before he went missing and Danger leaving the orphanage/He also was there too). And to make it worse, the one day he was gonna take her home and help her, he arrived to a "group" of "armed men" taking a body into a truck and left before he rushed seeing the alleyway was empty and...blood.

Sales of course gotten very depressed for the fact he couldn't save her (he thought she was killed or kidnapped obviously) and returned home with this new guilt for someone he wanted to help. He then fell into debt and was gonna lose his apartment and basically everything he had, his depression getting worse and cold stature got more colder(if that's possible-) which the loss of money and him now about to lose his job, The pressure and guilt got too much that he went to a bar to try and forget it with alcohol, but before he could even take a break, a bar fight broke out and in the heat of the moment, someone tried shooting someone else but missed and what you know...It killed Sales instantly, his loss of everything made him when he turned (he was infected by a co-worker and had no idea) and the whole money issue, he could get what he wanted now.

Infinite ability to spawn cash at will and his powers to lift things bigger than him and to reverse damage to a object that where turned to dust where at his hands. He then found out about Raven and honestly felt the biggest sigh of relief of his life and after awhile he officially adopted her(note I forgot to mention is that before her, he met Pyro,Gabe and Twister and seeing there loss of family's and how close they were he adopted them also and Raven was the last, now having a full on family.

Okay that was just a big lore drop LMAO-

Next!

Pyro + Gabe: Gabe is the older brother of Pyro by a few years and they lived a average home life with good parent("s"), untill that day.

One day there house caught fire and all four, Pyro,Gabe and there parents escaped as they were devastated... except Pyro, Pyro was fascinated by it and loved seeing the flames burn, not crying over the loss of everything but enjoyed the "show".

That caused the break in his life as his mother(who was already a bad mother towards Pyro) blamed him for the fire he didn't caused and used his pyromaniac tendencies as a excuse to lock him in the attic. Gabe always took care of him and fed him when their mother did not as he basically raised his little brother and got close to him, however cause he was the "favorite" child and "Mama's little boy" it made a tear in Pyros thoughts on his big brother.

Pyro would then sneak out to drink away his problems which he wasn't of age and drifted from his problems, one day Pyro gotten drunk and managed to get out of the attic and found matches which this time he caused as he lit the match and everything around him burned...including himself.

Gabe and his parents returned to find their new house gone and Pyro was gone, Gabe then blamed himself for the lost of his brother as after a heated argument he left his parent's and found a place to stay. He later got a gf and they were close, unfortunately he realized that his gf was a cheating gold digger. He then was framed by her for attacking him as he ran away out of fear which lead to him being in a alleyway and trapped before he was found by a Trollge. The Trollge made a deal to help him escape for a cost which Gabe in the heat in the moment agreed, but the deal was for his life as the Trollge mauled him to bits. After Gabe was turned he was found and taken to TCF and there he reunited with Pyro.

Twister: We know him, he was a famous dancer for a theater and was well known by many. However they had no idea that his boss and gf where not great people, he often was scammed with his pays and his safety was neglected. At one point he pulled something in his back and made him paralyzed for weeks but his absence was worded by his boss that he didn't care for the show and audience.

After he recovered he demanded to be paid for his medical bills but was given less then half percent then was needed as he had to pay for it himself anyway. His gf also kept asking for money which was annoying cause she was the Bosses daughter and she could get it from him anyway but would basically steal his pay.

Then later on live performance, he did a move that when he landed he shattered his ankle and couldn't perform, but the boss again refused to paw medical bills when he was done. That was the last straw as he began to pack his things to leave and break up with his gf. Untill a Trollge then entered and had a talk with him, asking how he was doing before offering a drink to him, which without knowing, he was poisoned and began to vomit and cough up blood as he then passed.

Later he was found and his death was deamed a suicide which wasn't true but everyone thought about it, Twister then turned before he was found and taken to TCF. His abuse about his hobby lead him to be super protective and would snap at anyone that would watch him dance without permission.

[esaari]

[peachhcs]

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 ʷˢ²

hughes!sister x will smith au (samy + will)

things become too much for the youngest hughes causing everyone around her to worry for her well-being

wc: 4.1k

some warnings incase: some mental health struggle, burnout, struggling to reach out for help

i've had this one in the drafts for awhile and i finally finished it. wanted to write some more angst of the harder side of samy's collegiate life, but luckily she's got a real good support system by her side! (also trying some new things with my titles) (p.s. heading home again for winter break in 2 days so i’ll get to everyone’s requests then!!)

au masterlist

there was a lot riding on this season now that samy was officially named 1st alternate captain. after lots of success and making it to the ncaa finals last year, the umich coaches decided to name the star freshman their alternate captain going into her sophomore year. she had proved herself with all the goals and strategies from last season and the girls on the team agreed no one else deserved the position more. samy couldn't be more grateful for the honor knowing how much her team was going to look up to her in the coming season to pull off the same thing and hopefully win the championships this year. 

being alternate captain meant that the youngest hughes was pulled up incase any of the captains now couldn't fulfill their role, so she had to be in attendance to every captain meeting with the coaches and the other girls relied heavily on her since she had the strategy. it was rewarding, but also really draining sometimes. 

on top of this, samy had a full course load to manage while also still finding time to hang out with her friends and keep in touch with everyone else. her busy schedule kept her out of the apartment most days and nights, not coming back in until hannah was fast asleep and sometimes samy hardly slept herself. her rushing around allowed little time for her to slow down and be in the present with what was happening. 

she got up early for practice, saying a half-hearted goodbye to her roommate, and then was out the door with the chance of not returning until later that night. whenever there was downtime, samy's attention was stolen away by a girl on the team needing something or calling her parents and boyfriend, so in reality, she had very little time to herself. 

it was starting to take a toll on the brunette. the sleepless nights left dark, heavy bags under her eyes and the caffeine consumption was at an all time high that just left her jittery and shaky the rest of the day. even trying to do homework and study made samy restless because she just couldn't sit still knowing everything else she needed to do. 

however, if there was one thing about the hughes siblings, it was that they never asked for help. growing up in a constantly competitive environment led the four to become extremely independent and asking for help with even the smallest things was out of the question, especially samy who worked her whole life to prove that she could be just like her older brothers. 

so even if she was struggling with balancing everything and taking care of herself, samy would not ask for help. 

will learned this one the hard way growing up with the youngest hughes and now that he was all the way in california, he had no way of knowing if she was taking care of herself. he knew she was named 1st alternate captain and the work that came with it, but the text messages weren't enough to suffice if samy was still making time for herself. will started worrying when the messages from her started becoming vague and a lot less, more so when she kept putting off their nightly facetime calls claiming she was caught up with other stuff. 

he knew she had a game in boston in two days, so will decided to reach out to the boys to make sure they seriously checked in with samy to make sure she was doing okay. 

"i'm just a bit worried about her," will explained to gabe over the phone the night before the game. 

"you know she's really good at hiding that kind of stuff. she's never asked for help when she's struggling," the darker-haired boy said which made the blonde sigh. 

"yeah, i know which is why i want you and the guys to just check-in with her and see if she's okay. i'm worried she isn't properly taking care of herself," will said and gabe nodded even though his friend couldn't see him. 

"yeah, we will, don't worry. leno and i have plans to get lunch with her before the game so we'll see how she is," the boy's words sent some relief to will's chest. 

"okay, thanks. i appreciate it. we'll talk later," the two exchanged goodbyes and will tried not to think too much about it for the rest of the night or else he'd stress himself out. 

he knew samy could take care of herself, but he just worried that with everything she had going on this semester it was becoming too much and she wasn't reaching out for help. 

with the night game, samy had time to catch lunch with ryan and gabe downtown that afternoon. she entered the restaurant they discussed meeting at with a bright smile on her face. it'd been since late july that the three saw one another, so she was excited to have the chance to catch up with them. the boys spotted her at their table near the back, excitedly standing up to greet her in hugs. the girl jumped over to them with her arms already open. 

"hey! it's so good to see you guys again," she cheered, embracing gabe first. the darker-haired boy grinned, wrapping his arms tight around her torso. 

he noticed the change first. 

as he wrapped his arms around her, she felt..different. or at least gabe thought so. he couldn't quite place what was different, but..she felt..smaller? lighter? he didn't know how to explain the change, but he definitely noticed it, especially when the girl pulled back and he saw the very obvious bags under her eyes. 

he didn't say anything though, letting her go so ryan could hug her. when the two pulled away gabe glanced at ryan, speaking with his eyes by asking if ryan noticed anything too. the brunette was too caught up in the menu though that he didn't catch his friend's glance. 

"i already know what i want," ryan hummed. 

"of course you do. i haven't been here in so long," samy giggled, perusing the menu herself while gabe did the same. 

"how've you been though? you're a big soccer captain now," the brunette hockey player roughed up the girl's arm making her flush. 

"not quite captain, but i'm getting there. i've been..good. busy, but good," samy's hesitation made gabe look up at her briefly. he tried reading her expression, but she just looked back down at the menu. 

"that's so awesome you got 1st alternate captain. what a status. you think you'll be real captain next season?" ryan kept talking. 

"i mean i hope so. our head coach really likes me and so do the girls, so it's a possibility." 

"we're excited for the game later. i think almost all the hockey boys are coming to watch you play," gabe finally chipped into the conversation. 

"aww, that's so cute. i'm excited too. it should be a good game," her bright smile made the boys smile and maybe she really was doing okay, she was just super busy. every college student hit a really busy point in the semester that caused bags under their eyes and slight weight loss. 

gabe decided not to pry now because he knew samy just wanted to enjoy lunch, so he eased himself into the conversation and listened to all the things him and ryan have missed since they last saw her. 

if the three could keep talking, they totally would, but after two hours, they had to cut it short because samy needed to be back for enough time to get ready and get to the field for warmups. ryan and gabe graciously paid (even after samy told them they didn't have to pay for her) and walked back out onto the busy boston sidewalk. they exchanged a few last hugs for now. 

"see you at the game! look for us, we'll have big signs," ryan chuckled as he embraced the brunette again. she smiled. 

"i can't wait to see them." 

gabe hugged her last, still not shaking how there was something different about the youngest hughes, he just couldn't put his finger on it. "good to see you, hughesy. we'll see you soon." 

"see you super soon. thanks again for lunch," she patted gabe's cheek making him flush. 

"of course. you're doing okay, right?" he stopped beating around the bush and lowered his voice a little. 

samy gave him a quizzical look, a flush coating her own cheeks at his somewhat personal question like he just saw right through her or something, but she quickly played it off. 

"yeah, i'm good. why?" 

"no reason, just wondering. being nosy. being protective," gabe shook his head. 

"i'm good, i promise. i'll see you guys later," samy finally said her last goodbye and they walked in separate directions. 

gabe chose to believe her because if samy said she was fine, she was fine. she did know herself better than anyone else and who was gabe to say that she didn't look good? so he let it go and would tell will samy seemed fine, just tired. 

later, at the game, gabe realized he should've poked more about his friend's well-being. 

the lady wolverines had a big lead on the eagles. they were up a whopping 5-2 in the second half with no chance the lady eagles could catch up to them. at this point, the michigan girls were just playing to see how many goals they could rack up in one night. 

the hockey boys definitely got a lot of strange looks when they took turns holding up various signs they made for samy and screamed her name as she ran up the field with the ball in boston's student section. 

"hughesy, hughesy, hughesy," ryan got a chant going to which the boys and the small michigan student section joined in on. 

"stop fucking cheering for the other team!" someone yelled in the middle of the chant, obviously annoyed that people from boston were cheering for michigan. 

"shut up! she's our friend!" aram yelled back at the stranger who just rolled his eyes. 

"they're gonna kill our girls," drew chuckled when samy's team scored yet another goal bringing it up to 6-2. 

"honestly, i saw it coming. our soccer team is kind of shit compared to michigan, no offense," fowler shrugged a bit and the other guys snickered because they knew he was right. boston's soccer program wasn't the best even though they had gotten a bit better since last year. they just needed a star player to come in and change it around like samy had done for michigan. 

the wolverines earned themselves a corner kick when the eagles rolled the ball out of line. samy hurried over to take the kick, but as she began slowing down to get into position, she felt a bit light-headed. her team worked to get into position for her kick, but the more the youngest hughes finally slowed herself down, the worse she felt. she stood in front of the ball trying to ground herself and get her bearings back, but instead, the whole field spun in her vision. 

"is she okay?" teddy wondered from behind the sophomores as they waited for samy to make the kick. 

gabe watched her from the stands and the way she swayed on her heels like she may pass out. his heart dropped and he cursed to himself. he knew there was something wrong. 

despite samy's vision spinning, she attempted to make the kick knowing the team and refs were waiting. however, as soon as she moved she went down, landing face first in the turf. 

the ref blew his whistle. people in the stands gasped and gabe was on his feet not even thinking twice as he ran down the bleachers and ignored the calls of the others. "shit," ryan muttered and ran after him. 

the two boys were down on the field a second later, not caring that they weren't supposed to be down there. the refs who didn't quite know what to do let the boys in as they kneeled down to samy's side. 

"samy? hey, samy?" gabe tried shaking the girl awake. her coach was across the field a second later while the others tried keeping everyone else away. 

"what happened? is she hurt?" coach klein asked in concern. 

"i think she passed out," gabe informed, gently tapping samy's cheeks to wake her back up. 

a full minute passed before the girl's eyes fluttered back open and a wave of relief washed over everyone hovering over her. she saw gabe first and the concern written all over his features and she knew something bad happened. 

"thank god. are you okay?" the darker-haired boy wondered. 

"w-what happened?" the brunette rasped out. 

"you passed out, hughes," coach klein informed before the boys could. 

samy's face paled even further because she knew the exact reason why and that she definitely lied to gabe earlier when he asked if she was doing okay. 

"oh," was all the girl managed. 

"let's get you up. you probably need water and some food," gabe said gently as him and ryan helped her to her feet. 

"you guys got her then?" coach asked and the boys nodded. 

they supported samy's weight as the crowd in the stands clapped that she was up and the refs restarted the game with someone else taking the corner kick. ryan and gabe led the girl into the sports facility, finding the nearest bench to sit her down on for the moment. 

"go find her some water and get her food from one of the vending machines," gabe instructed and ryan did as told. 

samy's head hung low as she avoided gabe's lingering gaze knowing what he was about to say to her. she felt him sit down beside her, "i thought you promised me you were fine?" 

his tone wasn't angry or anything, but she could hear the disappointment in it and that seemed to hurt worse. 

"i don't really know what happened," samy frowned still not meeting the hockey player's eyes. 

"samantha, come on. tell me what's going on," gabe using her full name meant he was being really serious and she grimaced at the use of it. 

"i guess..i just haven't had a lot of time to slow down and it's finally catching up with me," she finaly admitted to which the boy sighed. 

"have you been taking care of yourself?" he wondered. 

"i..i guess not really. i haven't really been eating or sleeping properly. i've been caught up in a lot." 

"you know that's not an excuse to not be nourishing yourself and sleeping right," the boy pointed out softly, not wanting to anger her. 

"i know," samy kept admitting her defeat. 

ryan came back down the hallway with a large gatorade and about five different snacks in his arms. he set it all down on the bench beside the girl and then exchanged a glance with gabe. 

"will just called me asking about what happened. i told him you passed out. he wants you to call him," the taller brunette explained. 

"i'm sure i have to call a lot of people. my parents are probably blowing up my phone right now," samy sighed, her head falling into her hands. 

the two boys exchanged another glance where they spoke with just looks, "you know we're always here for you if you need to talk or need anything, right? just because we're in different states doesn't mean we don't wanna be there for you and help carry some of the weight on your shoulders. the same goes for will," gabe said gently as he rubbed his hand across her back in soothing circles. 

"i know, i know. i just thought i'd be able to handle it and it'd become easier, but i guess it just kept piling up," the girl frowned again. 

"is it something about the alternate captain position? has that been too much?" ryan wondered. 

"it's definitely a lot and maybe i just didn't expect for it to be as much as it is. i've been kind of falling behind in work too," her words made the boys frown. 

"do you think there's someone you can talk to about this to help you manage a little better? like your coach? or one of the other captains on the team to see how they manage it all? it might be helpful especially since you might be an actual captain next year," gabe offered because him and ryan knew eamon powell had a lot to balance being captain as well, but he also wasn't afraid to ask for help when he needed it. he actually relied a lot on the team when he was looking for new suggestions. 

"yeah, yeah. i can talk to them," samy nodded. 

"we're just worried about you, hughesy. we know you don't really like asking for help, but it's not a bad thing. it doesn't mean your weak or anything or any less. a lot of people ask for help. i'm sure your brothers do too," ryan tried his best to comfort the girl as he also joined in with rubbing her back. 

"it's just so hard when i grew up thinking asking for help is a sign of weakness and i wasn't capable. like i know i can ask, but something in my brain is stopping me and i just can't do it," she leaned back against the wall, defeat clear in her system. 

"well, maybe that's what you can talk about with your coach and she can refer you to a sports psychologist or someone who can help you work through these things. i'm sure your team and coach wants you to be at your best, but they can't help if you don't reach out," gabe hummed. 

"i'm sorry i didn't tell you guys the truth at lunch today. i should've. i don't know why i didn't," samy shook her head and finally took a few sips of the gatorade. 

"don't apologize, it's okay. we just hope you'll reach out to any of us when you do need help again. we were just freaked out when you passed out like that," the darker-haired hockey player said. 

"a mix of not enough sleep or enough food knocked me off my game i guess."

"well, we're glad you're okay. try eating some more and then we'll walk back out to the field with you," ryan smiled softly which samy appreciated their soft tones. she probably could not handle them being angry with her and lecturing. 

coach kept samy out of the rest of the game just so she wouldn't overwork herself again. once the game finished, the youngest hughes called her parents to update them and tell them she was okay and then her brothers who also blew up her phone because they were watching the stream and saw her pass out. 

"yeah, i passed out, but i'm fine," she told them. 

"shit, samy. you freaked us out when you just fell like that," jack huffed. 

"i'm sorry. i guess it's just been a long few weeks and i haven't really been taking care of myself," samy explained with a frown. 

"oh shit, sorry. are you okay?" luke asked. 

"i will be. i just gotta figure out how to balance it all. probably talk to my coach and reach out to one of the sports psychologists," the girl informed the three older boys. 

quinn, who hadn't said much since calling, was the most observant sibling out of the four and he also started realizing how neither of them reached out for help when they needed it most. "hey squirt, i know we raised you thinking getting help showed you were weak, but you know that's not true right? that was never our intention. getting help when things are hard is really beneficial," the oldest hughes commented. 

"yeah, i know," samy said. 

"yeah, i mean it's been a learning curve for all of us, but we always reach out when things get to be too much. we're always here to help too. plus, mom and dad are always good shoulders to lean on if you need to rant," luke chirped up and samy smiled at their words. 

"yeah, thanks guys. i promise i'm gonna reach out to balance it all better," she nodded even though they couldn't see her. 

"good. we want you taking care of yourself, seriously," quinn said. 

"i will, i promise this time. i'll talk to you guys later, yeah?" the four exchanged heartfelt goodbyes and samy had one more call to make which was the one she was the most scared to make. 

will knew her all too well and he already knew how hard it was for samy to reach out for help until it got way too overwhelming, so she worried he would be mad at her for not reaching out sooner. 

"hi baby," will answered immediately. 

"hi will," samy leaned against the hallway. 

"are you okay? ryan said you passed out," the blonde wondered and the girl grimaced. 

"yeah, i'm okay now."

"what's been going on? has everything been okay?" his soft tone took samy by surprise and for some reason, it just made her break down. 

she sunk herself to the ground and basically started sobbing through the phone. will's heart broke hearing her cry and he couldn't do anything about it besides stay on the phone with her. he hated being so far away in moments like these that he couldn't physically be there for her. 

"baby, talk to me. you're okay. i'm right here," he tried. 

"i'm sorry will. i'm sorry. i'm just so tired and exhausted. i haven't had like any time to myself at all and i haven't been doing any studying and i already feel so burnt out from everything," it all poured out from the girl as she told her boyfriend everything that was going on. the blonde's heart tightened and twisted into a knot hearing his girlfriend sound so defeated and he was on the opposite end of the country. 

"samy, don't apologize. there's noting to apologize for. i'm so sorry you've been feeling this way. i wish there was something i could do," will sympathized with her. 

"i'm sorry i haven't been calling you either. i was scared to admit to you that i haven't been doing well and i didn't wanna burden you—"

"samy, nothing you do or say could ever burden me. you know that. i wanna talk to you. i wanna hear your problems. i wanna try and help you, i promise, but i can't do that if you don't talk to me," will cut her off. 

"i know, i know. i guess i've just never felt this overwhelmed before, but i'm gonna reach out more, i promise. i'm gonna talk to my coaches and explain how i've been feeling," the brunette wiped her eyes from her tears. 

"it's okay to feel overwhelmed, baby. no one is gonna be mad at you for setting boundaries and taking time for yourself, okay? we're all here for you," the blonde made sure he was firm so she knew. 

"yeah, thank you. gabe and ryan took care of me and made sure i ate and drank some stuff," that made the hockey player smile a bit knowing his friends were always looking out for her even when he wasn't there. 

"i'm glad they did. i wish i was there to take away your hurt and pain," the boy frowned. 

"i wish you were here too. i miss you like crazy." 

"i miss you a lot too, but i'll see you real soon, okay? hang in there for me, yeah?" 

"yeah, i will. i promise," samy managed a smile. 

"good. i'm always here for you. i love you," she heard will kiss the phone bringing a laugh from her lips. 

"i love you too. i'll call you later," samy knew she needed to get herself together to get back on the bus in a few hours. the couple hung up and the girl stood up to wipe the rest of her tears and compose herself. 

once her backpack of things was back together, she went to go find the boys who promised they'd wait up for her to continue catching up before she left. for once since the semester started, samy was gonna be in the present with them and choose not to think about anything else. 

gabe saw her first, opening his arm up to bring her into the circle. the others excitedly said hi to her and then her and gabe exchanged a knowing glance. she nodded to say she was doing a lot better now and she felt him squeeze her arm as they continued talking with everyone else.