the Dark Side

no one

After drinking for a while and chatting the clock had striked 2 a.m. There's a day tomorrow as well, even if y/n and Elin would like this night to never end.

"Well there's just one problem. There is only 5 beds in this lounge" Tommi said as he pointed to the bedrooms.
Since you all were so excited about the bizarre meeting, none of you had unpacked nor settled down yet. And since they had accidentally double booked the lounge, there were no beds for you or Elin.
But.
"There's always the couch" y/n said as you layed down to demonstrate your point. As your body felt the touch of the couch, the back of your head landed on Joel's leg. It wasn't your intention but; it would be embarrassing to move, maybe he'd feel that you didn't want to touch him. You did! You had never felt this way about anyone before. But, what if he felt weird about having your head on his lap? The thoughts were spinning around in your head.

~ Joel's POV ~
Wow.
He was surprised as y/n's head touched his lap. Not in a bad way; it somehow made him feel... calm.
All the stress about the performance tomorrow, the new album coming up, the performance: all the stress just left as y/n's head touched his lap.
But... what if it wasn't their intention? Maybe they just accidentally put their head there? Maybe they don't feel the same way that I feel?
But, if it wasn't the intention, they would've removed their head by now, right?
The thoughts were spinning in his head like a tornado.
I have to know.
I have to.
I have to make a move.
I have to test if y/n feels the same way.
Joel studied y/n, looking at their shoulders.
He noticed a scar running down her shoulder.
Poor thing.
This was his chance.

~ y/n's POV ~
You felt as Joel's eyes studied you as you layed there. His eyes were really electrifying. Every millimetre he studied sent electric tingles all through your spine. The butterflies in your stomach must be electrocuted by now cause: those eyes.
You felt his hand touch your shoulder, his thumb caressing the scar on your shoulder, the palm of his hand holding onto your shoulder, wow. Another electrifying sensation went down your spine.
"What has happened here darling?" Joel asked as he stroke his thumb over your scar. You looked up upon seeing his puppy eyes looking straight down at you as you layed there. He was so cute. Yet so handsome. You got eye contact.
[TW: mention of abuse, if you feel uncomfortable with it please skip this part and scroll down to the next paragraph instead, I have left a {} mark where you can start to read from <3]
The memories flooded your mind.
"It was my ex."
Joel stared into your eyes.
"What? They did this to you?" he said in a worried tone
"Yeah... he was a bit *you point towards your head as a sign that he was crazy*"
You saw as Joel's chin clenched, it was clear that he was biting his teeth together to hold some anger in.
"Im... how could someone ever hurt something as precious like you?" He answered as he caressed the scar again. "I swear to god if you ever see that motherfucker, I'll fucking-" *he showed his fist in a way to show you that he'd punch that motherfucker in the face*

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Wow. The way he acted as he heard about your ex. He really cared for you. No one had ever been wanting to protect you before. And the way he called you 'precious'- those butterflies were still alive in your stomach and they moved like never before.

~ Joel's POV ~
He was shocked.
Y/n was the most precious thing he had ever seen. Their eyes that met his.
The way their skin felt.
How could someone ever do such a thing to them?
He was shocked.
He wanted to protect y/n.
The thoughts started to run again but he quickly calmed them down. If y/n wouldn't have wanted their head on his lap, they would've moved by now.
He had never felt this connection in such a short amount of time.
*I have to make them mine* he thought as he caressed y/n's scar once again. No one will ever hurt them ever again.
No one

[Authors note]
Thank you all who have read this story!
This chapter was probably the most wholesome I've written so far 🥺
I have summer holidays rn so there will probably be a lot of updates 😉
With love
// Elin