||A Crow|| Jonathan Crane x Reader (SLOW EDITING)

Chapter XVII

I am speed

After returning, they unloaded the canisters into the lab room and went to find Oswald, who was flirting with the Oblivious Ed. (Y/n) and Selena laughed at the two. "What?" Oswald looked at them. "We got the gas, Bird Man." Selena said as she walked away, probably to go see Tabitha. "Delightful kid." Ed said as he walked away.

(Y/n) sat on the couch across from Oswald and raised an eyebrow at him. "What? Seriously, stop looking at me like that." Oswald said in an annoyed tone. "You tell him yet?" She asked. "Have you told Jonathan?" Oswald asked sarcastically. (Y/n) rolled her eyes and sipped whatever she was drinking.
"Exactly." He got up and walked— well, limped away. Jerome backed into the room and whistled innocently. "What do you want, gingerbread man?" (Y/n) asked. "So, you and Johnny, huh?" He laughed and jumped over the back of the chair and crouched on it. "It's none of your business." She said quietly, not making eye contact. "Oh! In that case i'll tell him for you!" He laughed. "Fine! Why do you even care?" She asked. "Look, I don't, I'm just bored as hell. There's nothing to do without that Jim Gordon trying to catch me." (Y/n) rolled her eyes and sighed. "Can't you go mess with the Wayne kid?" She'd mumble in a tone that could be heard if you were nearby. "He always has that damn butler with him. Not to mention, Selena won't let me near him. It's scary." Jerome would say with a small eye roll.

Your PoV
I raised my eyebrow at Jerome. Was he actually se- oh! Obviously, he was being sarcastic. I haven't had real human interaction in a while. Unless you count Ed as one. But I wouldn't count the weirdo in. No offense to him. "Are you even listening?" I looked over to see who interrupted my 'super smart' thinking. It's alright though. Only because it was Jonathan. If it were anybody else they'd be done right now. "What? Sorry I zoned out." I said, hoping for him to keep talking and not walk off. And just as I hoped, he explained it again. "Can you help me with something out back? You're kind of the only person trustworthy enough. Anybody else here would leave in the middle of it." He'd explain. I nodded and followed him.

"So, I was working on something and I needed somebody to test it on-" I stopped him "You wanna test it on me?" Alright then. Wasn't expecting to be a lab rat. "No. I wouldn't do that to you. Don't worry. I need you to get somebody to do it for me." I sighed in relief. Thank the lord. "Who?" I asked, thinking of the possibilities. The list was short. Actually, there was no list. I didn't know of anyone. "Selena. Before you say anything, hear me out." He said, quickly moving to the next sentence. "You better start talking. If you try to hurt her-" I was interrupted. "I won't. This stuff isn't even harmful." He gestured towards the canister and grabbed a syringe. "It just makes you blind for a little under an hour." He explained. I could tell he was nervous that I would bail. I nodded. "Fine. I'll do it." I tapped my foot. "You'll get her for me?" He asked with a glint of hope in his eyes. "No. You can use it on me. Its just under an hour, right?" I asked. "(N/n), I don't think that's the best option." He tried to get me out of doing this. Yea, no. I'm not risking Selena's safety. I haven't known her for long but she's important to me. "I'm doing it." I demanded. "Wether you like it or not." I tried my best to sound tough. It wasn't easy.

Jonathan stuck the needle in my arm. He was biting his lip to make sure he didn't mess up. I couldn't tell you how many times he has had a bloody lip. "If you kill me, Johnny-" He cut me off for the whatever time today. "I won't. I know what I'm doing." He said as he finished. That was easy. Now to wait. "So when does this thing actually start-" Just as I spoke, everything went dark. "That's when." I stood up. "Did it work? How does it feel? Can you see at all?" He kept asking. "Yes, fine, and no." I answered. I attempted to find the door. "A little help?" I asked, looking at him. At least I hope I was looking at him. "Right. Sorry." He put one hand on my shoulder and one on my waist to help direct me. I won't lie, I'm glad I let him do that. When else would he give me physical contact. "Where to?" He asked. "Uh... the couch, I guess." I had one hand on his shoulder. "Watch out for the stairs." He said. "Where?" Just as I asked, he helped me safely go down. It was only two steps. Now that I'm relying on surroundings, I've realized how weird Oswald's house is.

"Jonathan! What did you do to her?! We need her to see when she's making the stuff!" Jerome yelled from across the room. "Chill, Jerome. It's temporary." Jonathan answered and sat me on the couch. "That doesn't- never mind. I'm out. Gotta go kill somebody." He said before leaving. Jesus this guy walks loud. How have I not noticed. "Need anything?" Jonathan asked. I forgot about him. "I'm fine. Where's Ornith?" I whistled but got no response. "Jervis is taking care of him." Johnny replied. I nodded and sat back. "Thank's for helping me." I said, not even attempting to look in his direction. "Don't worry. You're the one who helped me. Now we can actually use it." He said.

Nobody's PoV

(Y/n) and Jonathan sat there until she got her vision back. Its took a while but when it did, she looked at him and at everything else. "Jesus... Make me blind again. It's too bright." (Y/n) said. Jonathan just chuckled and got up. "Not happening." He said and walked off. "Where are you going?" She asked. "I need to make sure I have enough of the stuff." He said as he left the room. She looked out the window until she fell asleep. Anybody would need a break from a long day like that.

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I know I said this may be discontinued, but this chapter was in my drafts and I wanted to hurry up and finish it. I don't know if I will do another. I try to get each chapter to AT LEAST 1,000 words and maybe a little more. Starting another chapter and trying to do that is too much for me. I'll try. I also thought there should've been more calm conversation with the two or more contact so here we are. Thanks for reading.

ALSO PLEASE I BEG OF YOU GIVE ME A SUGGESTION FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER. I am running out of ideas. I don't ever plan stories.