grofflin

"I love you"

Lin's pov

'Motherfucker my ribs are hurting' I think to myself, I let out a small grunt of pain. Groffy lets go of me a bit "Sorry am I hurting you?" He asks me, a slight look of guilt on his face. "I don't care I want your arms around me" I respond, pulling him back in. Even if my ribs break again, I don't want to break this hug yet. So, we don't I keep in his warm, loving embrace until a police officer comes out to tell Groffy that they have some questions for him. The second he lets go I miss his arms around me. I want to latch on to him like a koala bear and keep close to him all day. Unfortunately, I can't. I take a good look at his face, knowing he now has to talk to the police about the whole thing. His bright blue eyes look happy right now, but also tired and like he cried a lot in the past few days. He has got big bags under his eyes, like he barely slept. His brown hair is all ruffled up. His face looks fine everywhere else. His lips as inviting as always. My eyes glance over to his neck and it feels like my heart suddenly weighs in my chest like a 5-ton brick. His neck has got bruises, as if he was strangled. 'God I am going to kill that motherfucker' I think to myself. "What happ-" I am interrupted by the police officer, coughing very loudly. "Sir can you come with me please" he says to Groffy. So instead of asking the burning questions I have inside I pick up Sebbie and wait outside the "interrogation" room.

When he comes out after two hours or so I hug him again, connecting our lips for just a second. "The police said we can go". Groff says while letting go off the hug. "All right let's ride" I say giving him a quick peck on the forehead. He picks Sebbie up. We walk out of the police station towards my car.

*small time skip to apartment (brought to you by me being lazy) *

I can tell Groffy is tired, so we take the elevator. As we stand waiting around for the elevator to arrive on our floor, I feel Groffy leaning his head on my shoulder, when I look at his face, his eyes are almost closed. He is so cute like that. He is almost like a toddler when he is tired, minus the tantrums. When the elevator stops, I grab both Sebbies and Groffy's hands, Sebbie starts pulling my hand towards the door, excited to be back home. I drag Groffy behind me, so tired that he is just barely going forward. 'Poor Groffy' I think to myself. It mustn't have been so mentally draining to go through all that and then go through it again with the police.

When we get inside Groffy goes straight for the coffee machine. I close the door behind me and put Sebbie down for a nap, before walking towards Groffy. He is just about to pour himself a cup of coffee when I stand between him and the coffee machine "ah ah" I shake my head. "I need some coffee" Groffy says trying to reach around me, but I block him. "Please Linny" he says with a pouty lip. "You are very cute, but you need sleep". I answer, bopping him on the nose. I use my small people superstrength to lift him up and throw him over my shoulder. He starts playfully hitting my back. "Let me go, Linny, Pleaseeee". I giggle, I quite like this new nickname he has for me. Holding on to his legs to keep him from falling I march to the bedroom. I slowly lower him onto the bed. Tucking him in to make sure he is warm enough. "Will you stay with me please?" He asks as he finally accepts his fate. "Of course, Groffy, Siempre". I go to lay down behind him, putting my arms around him. "You're safe Groffsauce, you can relax now". I say giving him a kiss on the back of his neck. He falls asleep while I'm whispering sweet nothings in his ear, trying to comfort him.

Groff's pov

I wake up with Lins warm, strong arms around me. 'He didn't leave' I think to myself with a smile. I turn around to face him he is still awake and staring at me. he has some music in his ear. "Have you just been staring at me this whole time" I giggle. "Jupp" he says with a big smile on his face. I take one of his earbuds out to listen in.

"I love this song" I say while laying contently on his chest. He starts tracing his fingers over my back. He turns down the volume of the music a bit so I can hear him. "So, do you want to talk about the whole Jack stuff". He says softly. "If you don't that's all right too". He says quickly. I think for a few seconds. I feel like I should tell him about it. "It was awful" I whisper. I feel around for his hand and intertwine our fingers. "He told me not to mention your name and every time I would do something, he didn't like he would threaten to kill Sebbie. I was worried sick about you after finding you like that on the street. So, I asked him if you were alright. He showed me a fake article that said you were dead".

I pause for a second to get my thoughts together and give him a kiss, so happy that he is still alive. "I watched Sebbie like a hawk, afraid that if I would even take his eyes of him for a second, he would kill him". Lin looks me in the eye and wipes away a tear that I didn't even know I had. "Thank you" he says quietly. "I felt so guilty, I still do". I whisper, almost afraid to say the words out loud. Afraid that if he finds out why I feel guilty, he will think I'm guilty too. I look away from his kind eyes. I don't deserve him, he is too good for this world.

He places his hand gently under my chin. His loving touch pulling me back to look in his eyes. "Why?" He asks carefully. "If it wasn't for me, you and Sebbie would have never met Jack. He wouldn't have beat you up. I should have said yes at the door, then you wouldn't have been through this either". He sighs deeply, tearing up a bit. "Babe, if it wasn't for you, I would still be cutting and Sebbie would probably be malnourished(?) or something. It wasn't your fault that this happened to us it was Jacks". My vision gets a bit blurry as I think about the other things, I feel horrible about.

I feel tears streaming down as I hide my face in his sweater. He starts rubbing comforting circles in my back. "It's not just that". I choke out. "I feel like I cheated on you, I had sex with him Lin". He just keeps on rubbing my back. "Well did you like it". I shake my head. "No, I hated every second of it, I didn't even want to, but he said he would kill Sebbie". For the next bit I move up to his ears. "The only reason I could even get hard because I was thinking about you- in a- not so innocent way". He giggles and I feel his cheeks get a bit hot. "Look you didn't want to, and you were thinking about me the whole time, honestly you are totally innocent".

I look back confused. "But I was desecrating your memory". Lin says nothing, he just giggles a little, his cheeks still red and hot. He moves in to give me a small kiss. "I'd say you actually honoured my memory". He says, still giggling. His face suddenly gets serious as he looks at my neck. "Did he hurt you?". He asks, worry clearly visible in his brown eyes. "Just once, I was stupid I said your name when I shouldn't have. I'm lucky he didn't actually hurt Sebbie". We spend almost the rest of the day in bed, talking about what happened to both of us, while we were apart. Just before I fall asleep, I hear Lin whisper in my ear "I love you". My heart flutters as I whisper back. "I love you too".