It didn’t take much to make Michael Jones angry. Most of the time, it was playful anger. The kind of anger when Gavin decided to be an asshole and Michael gave the predictable response. The kind of anger that was here and gone. It showed up during games when he got frustrated too; he would have the flash of intense anger that would die away. Anger and Michael Jones went together, and everyone accepted that.
So when Michael didn’t get angry when Gavin ruined their chances at winning during a Minecraft challenge, it worried everyone. Ryan caught Geoff’s eye as everyone stood up after recording, tilting his head towards Michael as Jack and Gavin left the room. Geoff nodded in response, going over to the younger man and placing a hand on his shoulder. …show more content…
“Don’t worry about it. We’re not doing anything until Jack and Gavin get back anyway.”
”Aye aye,” came the drawled response as Michael left.
Which meant Geoff and Ryan were alone for a bit, Jack taking care of something and Gavin probably getting something to eat. “He’s hiding something,” Ryan told Geoff in a low voice, as if there was someone else in the room to hear them.
”I know.” Geoff ran a hand through his hair, exhaling hard. “Maybe I can get him to talk about it tonight. I really don’t know, though. You saw how he tensed up when I touched him?” Ryan nodded at that. “He was fine on Friday,” Geoff continued, trying to work through it. “Think he got some bad news over the weekend?”
”That’d make sense.” Ryan thought about it a little more, poking at the facts and trying to come up with the answer. “Whatever it is, it’s eating at him.”
Both of Geoff’s hands came up to his hair, pushing it back in frustration. “This sucks,” he whined a bit. “I don’t know how to help him.”
”All you can do if be there for him,” Ryan told him, wanting to do the same. He wanted to help Michael too. Something was wrong with him and he wanted to fix it. “He’ll tell you in his own …show more content…
“Hey doofus. You seen Michael?”
”No.” Gavin swallowed the bite in his mouth, looking around. “Did something happen to him?”
”He said he was going to be right back,” Ryan told him, starting to feel a little worried. Normally, this wouldn’t be anything, but with how Michael was currently acting, it was a little strange. “Have you noticed how he’s acting today?”
Gavin nodded. “He’s been out of it, yeah? I just thought he was sick or something.”
Geoff and Ryan looked at each other. “Maybe,” Geoff said
So when Michael didn’t get angry when Gavin ruined their chances at winning during a Minecraft challenge, it worried everyone. Ryan caught Geoff’s eye as everyone stood up after recording, tilting his head towards Michael as Jack and Gavin left the room. Geoff nodded in response, going over to the younger man and placing a hand on his shoulder. …show more content…
“Don’t worry about it. We’re not doing anything until Jack and Gavin get back anyway.”
”Aye aye,” came the drawled response as Michael left.
Which meant Geoff and Ryan were alone for a bit, Jack taking care of something and Gavin probably getting something to eat. “He’s hiding something,” Ryan told Geoff in a low voice, as if there was someone else in the room to hear them.
”I know.” Geoff ran a hand through his hair, exhaling hard. “Maybe I can get him to talk about it tonight. I really don’t know, though. You saw how he tensed up when I touched him?” Ryan nodded at that. “He was fine on Friday,” Geoff continued, trying to work through it. “Think he got some bad news over the weekend?”
”That’d make sense.” Ryan thought about it a little more, poking at the facts and trying to come up with the answer. “Whatever it is, it’s eating at him.”
Both of Geoff’s hands came up to his hair, pushing it back in frustration. “This sucks,” he whined a bit. “I don’t know how to help him.”
”All you can do if be there for him,” Ryan told him, wanting to do the same. He wanted to help Michael too. Something was wrong with him and he wanted to fix it. “He’ll tell you in his own …show more content…
“Hey doofus. You seen Michael?”
”No.” Gavin swallowed the bite in his mouth, looking around. “Did something happen to him?”
”He said he was going to be right back,” Ryan told him, starting to feel a little worried. Normally, this wouldn’t be anything, but with how Michael was currently acting, it was a little strange. “Have you noticed how he’s acting today?”
Gavin nodded. “He’s been out of it, yeah? I just thought he was sick or something.”
Geoff and Ryan looked at each other. “Maybe,” Geoff said