Stockholm Syndrome (Seth Rollins x Reader)

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It took you a few hours to calm down your emotions but once you did, you returned to Seth. His questions hurt but you needed to explain to him why you did what you did. He at least deserved to know your reasoning behind it.

Seth looked apologetic but stayed silent as you walked back to the chair in front of him and sat down. "I didn't mean to pry," he told you quietly. "It's fine, Seth, you deserve to know," you replied, crossing your legs again before motioning with your hands for Seth to continue.

Seth took the hint and asked, "If you had to go through all of that, why keep the stuff that he used on you? Why put someone else through that?" You exhaled slowly before asking, "Did you know we met once before the other night?" Seth shook his head no as you told him the story.

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"You are coming tonight. You don't have a choice," your best friend - Sasha Banks - told you, plopping down next to you on your bed where you were currently laying with a book in your lap. "Sasha, I haven't even seen a ring in person since the whole Jeremy thing," you stated with a small sigh.

"Exactly why you're going! Look girl, I wasn't here for you, and I'm so sorry about that. I was touring with the WWE. I'm the current Raw Woman's Champion! But, I've asked the people that care about you, and they're all worried about you. They said you've become a hermit, you never leave the house," she said, concern in her eyes.

"I'm scared, Sasha. He hasn't officially been given a sentence in jail. I'm just scared if Jeremy finds a way out of going to jail that he's gonna come here and finish the job," you told her, looking down as a tear streamed down your cheek.

Sasha let out a small "oh" as she grabbed your hands in hers. "He's not getting out of jail anytime soon. I promise you that. So please, just come tonight. It's my first day on stage as the Raw Woman's Champion and I want my best friend there. Plus, I got you backstage access," she said with a smirk.

You laughed at her and replied, "Alright, just let me shower and get changed." She smiled at your words and waited for you to get ready. You dressed in something that somewhat matched Sasha, not wanting to overdress or underdress.

When you were finally done getting ready, you and Sasha headed to the arena. She brought you to the back and everyone was asking Sasha who you were. You had a blush on your face at the attention.

"I'll be right back, think you'll be okay by yourself back here?" Sasha asked you, needing to go to her match. "I'll be fine! Good luck," you responded with a smile. She thanked you before leaving to do her match. You were watching the match on one of the TVs when you heard a voice say, "Hey."

You turned to see who was talking when you felt your heart almost stop beating - it was Seth Freaking Rollins. A rush of emotions hit you when you saw him standing there - he was the rock in your hardest moments, the only thing you had to look forward to every week. 'Just keep your cool' you reminded yourself.

"You're Seth Rollins," you said with a smile. "And you are?" he asked with a smile as well, his eyes crinkling at the edges. "I'm Y/N, I'm Sasha's best friend," you replied. "Oh, so you're the new girl that everyone's talking about," Seth said with a chuckle.

"Everyone?" you asked confused. "Yeah, they're saying your the new WWE Superstar," he responded. You laughed at the assumption before telling him, "No, I'm just here to support my best friend." Seth shrugged his shoulders as if to say 'Fair enough.' "Do you wrestle at all?" he asked.

You struggled to answer that question properly when suddenly you heard a female voice say, "Seth!" Both of you turned to see Becky Lynch walking towards the two of you. "Who's this?" she asked, looking at you as if you were a threat. 

"I'm just here to support my friend," you replied. "Whatever, can you help me with a move Seth?" Seth let out a small sigh looking at you and then back at her like he didn't know whether to go or finish his conversation with you. Becky looked at him expectantly, confused as to why he was hesitating.

Suddenly your shoulders were being grabbed by your best friend who was jumping up and down with excitement at her victory. "Did you see me?" she asked, stopping when she saw you weren't standing alone.

"Oh! Hey Becky, hey Seth," she said, clearing her throat. No one spoke for a moment, and Sasha stated, "Well, this has been fun, but Y/N and I have to get going. We have celebratory shots to do." "What? Shots, Sasha, no," you tried to protest, but she was already dragging you away. You looked behind you and Seth looked just as disappointed as you did.

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"That interaction probably didn't mean anything to you, but it meant everything to me. When I was being kept a prisoner in my own house, you were what got me through it. When I was feeling scared that he might not go to jail, I met you and you were able to calm me down with simple chit chat. A week ago, I got a cryptic message saying something about how when Jeremy gets out of jail, he would find me, and then I saw you at the bar. I thought it was a second chance. I really believed that if I could just get you to like me then I would be safe. But, then you said you were leaving the next day and I just kept having these flashes of Jeremy coming after me. I got scared, I freaked out," you explained.

"Jeremy kept me tied up because he was scared of losing me, and when you said that, my body had a mind of its own. It was like I was conscious but not in control of my own actions. I'm so sorry Seth, one thing led to another and I couldn't untie you without explaining why I did what I did. I never had the intention to hurt you, I was just hoping you could help protect me."

Seth looked confused and overwhelmed all at the same time. A few minutes had passed and you asked, "Seth, will you please say something?" "You were wearing a purple outfit to match Sasha that night," he told you.

You let out a laugh at his words and then replied, "Yes, I was. I can't believe you remembered." Seth shifted in his chair and then said, "Listen, you don't seem crazy, you just seem like you've been through hell and back. Untie me, and I'll help you. I promise."

Your mind raced as you tried to figure out if he was lying or not. In the end, though, you knew you would have to untie him eventually. He probably had to go to the bathroom, and if he decided to make a run for it, there wasn't much you could do to stop it anyways.

You inhaled deeply before standing up and reaching over Seth, undoing the leather straps.