"With the panic?" Magnus asks. He gives the question all due consideration. "It depends, I guess. For me, going outside really helps. Finding a place that feels... wild, and green, and fresh. If I can't get outside, then a quiet, dark room. Preferably empty. Focusing on my breathing, or counting, or talking myself through easy steps for something familiar. Or, like --" he blushes a little. "Putting my head in the lap of someone safe and having them stroke my hair, sometimes, if someone's around. I think? It's worked with Alex and it used to work with mom. Usually realizing that it's panic and not my asthma coming back helps it stop fastest."
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