-Barbara Pov-

I sit around in the break room with the other voice actresses from RWBY. We'd been recording all day, and finally finished the episode, and on top of that we had managed to find time to spare. Right now, we were all just sitting around and getting caught up which we hadn't been able to in a little bit. A comfortable silence sets over the room, and then all of us wait a little bit before our shift officially ends and then we can go home. None of us have mentioned the elephant in the room, and I don't want to be the one who brings it up and makes things uncomfortable.

Eventually, Arryn lets out a breath, and we all look over to her. " You don't have to answer if you don't want," she says, and then the mood in the room changes since we all know what she's going to ask now that she prefaced it with that. " But, all of us are curious. We saw ( y/n) coming into the office today. How has he been doing lately?" All of the other girls confirm that they've also been worried about him, and then I think if I should answer it or not, since I don't want to lie to them, but I also don't want to speak for (y/n).

" He's doing a little bit better every day," I say to them eventually, and then they all nod in relief. " He and I have been going places together in public for a little bit, and then he's managed to talk more and more about his trauma. He's joined a group of people who go through the same thing as he has, and like you saw he was ready to come into work today. I've been close by, he still has a bit of separation anxiety, but he is recovering."

" That's good to hear," says Kara, and then we all nod in agreement. " I just feel so bad we all missed the fact that was happening to him." We all nod in agreement again, and then I look down guilty, and she squeezes my shoulder and I look up at her. " I didn't mean it like that Barb. It's not your fault. You did more for him than anyone else here has." I smile softly, and then all of them nod in agreement again.

" Once we found out what Margaret had done to him, all of us watched the video of when you kicked her ass," says Lindsay, and then I look over to her. " It makes us all happy to know he has someone taking care of him, and happy to know you're all of our friends. It made me curious though. Do you think you should press charges against her? You could probably get her put away for abuse, and so many other things." All of them nod again, and then I keep thinking about it, and then they watch as I think.

" He and I haven't talked about it yet." I admit. " I read somewhere that it's best to not bring up the idea of pressing charges until they do. I don't want to bring up his trauma in full, and it isn't always the best idea to engineer a circumstance where he's in the same room as his abuser for the court case." They nod, and then I go back to thinking about it. " I mean, we have a good case so when the time is right, I really do want to press charges against her."

Eventually, the day ends and then I go to where (y/n) works in their office. Knocking on the door, he looks over to me. I smile softly, and then walk over to him to hug him. I feel his arms wrap around me and then I smile. " How was your first day back," I ask him calmly, and wanting to comfort him. The two of us had been apart all day, and I didn't know how we would be able to handle that. His breathing is also a little fast, and then I hold him tight and stroke his back until he calms down.

" It was okay," he manages to say eventually. " I was worried when the two of us were apart all day, but I did fine. No attacks today," he says, referring to the panic attacks he's sometimes had when the two of us were apart for too long. I let out a sigh of relief when he says this, and then I kiss his head. He smiles when i do, and then I reach and then hold his hand. He takes it. " Time to go home," he asks, and then I nod at him.

The two of us walk to my car, and then we get inside and start to drive home. The two of us get stuck in traffic, and then chuckle since this happens a lot. " Hey. (y/n.) The girls at work mentioned something today, and I wanted to talk to you about it whenever you're ready. It's about Margaret." I see him hesitate for a moment, and then I wonder if I made a mistake bringing it up, and then he nods. " Do you want to press charges against her? If we do, we have basically won the case."

He thinks for a few moments. " As long as you're with me," he says, and then he looks up at me, and then I nod.

" You don't even have to ask. I have always been with you, and I will always be there for you. If there ever comes a chance for me to fight for you, then I will," I tell him, and then he nods and I squeeze his hand. When the traffic starts to flow again, I carry him to the bed, and cuddle up to him. " Good night," I tell him, and then he falls asleep right away, and then I hold him close to me before doing the same thing.

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