scavs comforting there human friend who just had a anxiety attack
We stan the good boys who take care of mental health.
You couldn't tell if you were breathing or not, nor if you were getting too much air or too little, but the sensation of your chest collapsing was enough to keep you from figuring it out. Everything became too much and not enough at the same time, buffeting you between extremes so quickly you felt both at once. It was impossible to know whether or not you were truly present. You couldn't even recall what had set it off, but the storm was taking over far too fast for you to have any hope of fighting it, and the horror at being lost only exasperated the turmoil.
"Open your eyes, Y/N..."
The voice was soft and well practiced, but you couldn't heed it just yet. There was no guarantee things would be better once you opened your eyes, if you even could, and your body felt too far away to find out. Everything was so distant, and anything you might use to tether yourself was as impossible to grasp as sand...
"I promise I'm here, Y/N, it's Krok."
At the name you felt a pulse of the real world come back. There was a cool floor beneath you, your body was curled, the ship was humming... It was real enough to make you look, if only for a second, at what was ahead.
Krok was there in front of you, his optics gentle and reassuring in the way someone could only be if they'd been where you were. He smiled in the way he did, and you found your heart beating a little less rapidly. If he was here...
"We're all here, just like always."
Blinking to clear your vision, you found multiple familiar shapes and colors around you, and slowly they came together. A large servo was held out in your direction, staying just within reach but not coming closer, leaving the choice of contact up to you. On instinct, you took hold of one of the digits. It was warm and steady as you held on like a lifeline. Then you realized while holding it your breathing had calmed, and just like that the world began to shift into focus.
The servo you held belonged to Misfire, who gave you a smile as recognition lit up your eyes. Though you were shaking and unsteady and far from okay, you finally felt your body in the physical sense. You'd had an anxiety attack, but these guys had done what they'd always done, all without hesitation.
"No rushing, okay? Relax as long as you need." Fulcrum said from his spot on the side, and in that moment you saw the entire group was sitting on the floor with you. Even the towering Grimlock had managed to lay himself down to join the watchful circle. From experience you knew Nickel would want to check you over after this, but otherwise there was indeed no hurry. Still unable to speak, you only nodded and laid down with a sigh, taking a much needed moment to come back to yourself after everything. There was no panic this time as you closed your eyes. It was just you and the Scavengers, watching over you and keeping you safe...
Just like they always would.