reader & writer PLATONIC! (friends,no fluff ,just emotional support)

a new roomie!

Y/N POV
TW: self harm

I was at the sink, shaking. I had gone so long without cutting, but I feel like I need to. I made a cut, and broke down sobbing. I threw the knife and crumbled down on the floor. I rolled down my sleeve and screamed into my hands.

Knock knock

Who was knocking this late at night?
I stepped over to the door and opened it. It was a girly my age, a cute full face mask on. The mask had big, round black eyes and rosy painted on cheeks. Her pink hair was tied in a high bun, she was wearing a black tank top and pink hoodie. She had a box of chocolate in her hands.

"Hi! I'm minty. I'm handing out chocolate to my new neighborhood! I just moved in last night, and I would like to introduce myself!" Her voice was High pitched, but it was obvious she was trying very hard to be quiet.

"Uh.. Do they cost money?" I asked, looking at the Hershy bars. She shook her head and held out the chocolates. I reached for one, revealing my cut from under my baggy sleeved hoodie. She immediately frowned and sighed. She looked at me, and then back at my arm. "Oh..hon.." She dropped the chocolates and hugged me, patting my back.

"I- erm-" I stammer, and I end up crying into her arms. Her hoodie smelt of lavender and flowery perfume. She looked at me and saw into my messy house. She picked up the chocolates and squirmed under my arms and into my house. She was about 5'0, so it wasn't hard for her. I spun around and watched her as she started picking up trash and clothes. I watched in awe as she sprinted around the house, and in about an hour, my house looked almost completely new. She was hastily dusting, sweeping, etc. I shut the door behind me and started cleaning with her. She ran out of one of the rooms and saw me cleaning. She growled like a dog and smacked the stuff out of my hands, and sat me on my couch. She picked up the items and continued her vigorous, hasty cleaning.

About half an hour later and plopped onto the floor, laying down on her back, panting. "How did you- what the-" I stammered, and she just wheezed. "I may look like a toddler but I know how to clean" She sat up and turned to me, eyes fixed on my messy hair. She dug into the small purse she had brought with her and she pulled out a hair brush. She jumped into the couch and started brushing my hair. She was gentle, but fast somehow.

After not that long of her running her bruh through my hair, she jumped off the couch and did jazz hands "ta-da!" She laughed and put her brush away. "Thanks minty..." I ran my hand through my freshly brushed hair and enjoyed how easy it was to freely move my hair around. She nodded and sighed.

"You need to take better care of yourself." She sat next to me on the couch, her voice much more serious. She rolled my sleeves up and looked at my cut and scars, saddened by the thought. She ran into the bathroom and came back with bandaids, bandages, wound cleaners, etc. She dipped some alcohol on a cotton ball and grabs my hand gently as she sat down once more. "It's going to hurt a bit, but stay strong" She looked at me and I nodded.

She dabbed the cotton ball gently and slowly on my cut, I winced at the little pain. She stopped for a second before continuing. Once she finished she looked back up at me and smiled. "Good job, now I'm gonna wrap it up ok?" I nodded again and she wrapped the bandaged around my cut, and put some bandaids on my scars. She put all the things away and looked at my swollen, baggy eyes.

"What's your name?"

"Y/N"

"Ok Y/N-" She put her hand Reassuringly on my shoulder as she spoke. "Here's what's gonna happen. I'm going to stay with you for a while, and I'm going to make sure you start caring for yourself. You hear?" I was a little shocked but I decided she was just being a nice friend. She smiled and hugged me again.

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