Brother's Best Friend || Ranboo x Fem!oc

~ 21 ~

Iris pov

I stopped walking, though I was close to the entrance of the park, and turned around to face the direction I came from. Maybe I should go back and ask if he's alright. As I walked back towards where I had found Ranboo, thoughts ran through my head, yet again trying to decipher the cause of Ranboo getting upset. Maybe it's something else, like another event from the past that he had experienced, and something triggered it.

I had barely been walking for five minutes before I spotted a tall figure walking in my general direction. His eyes were locked on the ground as he walked.

"Ranboo?" My voice was quiet, but the boy seemed to hear it as his head snapped up to look at me. I walked closer to him, then noticed that his eyes were red and puffy. "Are you alright?" I decided it would be best not to mention that I saw him crying.

He hesitated before mumbling a quiet "yes". I knew he was lying, but honestly, that wasn't really important at the moment.

My arms wrapped around him as if by instinct as I said, "alright, just remember I'm always here for you."

Ranboo pov

I hugged her back, resting my head on top of hers. I've lied twice today, what kind of a friend am I? Not a very good one, that's for sure.

And then I broke. Tears pushed at the back of my eyes, and within seconds they had begun to fall. I untangled myself from Iris' grip, then shakily backed up and sat down. I held my head in my hands as I let out a quiet, shaky breath.

"I- I'm sorry, Iris, you can leave if you want. I'm fine," I told her, though my shaky voice said otherwise.

And then I heard her footsteps walking in the other direction. Part of me wanted Iris to stay, but the other part didn't want her to have to watch me cry. I let out a quiet sob, realizing that Iris most likely wouldn't want to be my friend anymore. But then a more reasonable thought spring into my head; I wouldn't lose her completely. The bond we've built over the past few weeks can't be broken by something as stupid as me crying.

So I just let myself cry. There was no reason that I shouldn't, and plus, isn't it good to let out your emotions sometimes?

Seconds later, I felt a weight against my side. I looked up and saw that Iris had sat down and leaned against me. So she does care enough to stay. My face still damp with tears, I turned and nearly tackled her into a hug, which caused us to end up laying down on the ground. I buried my face into her shoulder, feeling the sudden urge to find comfort.

"Please stay," I pleaded, hugging her closer to me. My voice broke as I spoke.

"Of course," she mumbled quietly, hugging me back.

Honestly, I was glad Iris came back. I don't know why I had told her to leave if she wanted, I should've just asked her to stay. If she had left, I don't know how I would've been able to calm down.

Neither of us seemed to care that we were laying in the grass and dirt; in fact, we barely seemed to notice. Within minutes, ignoring the fact that we were still in the middle of the park, I slowly felt myself drifting to sleep. Iris had already fallen asleep, her gentle snores filling the air as her grip on me slightly loosened. Tears still fell from my eyes, but not as many as before. Feeling safe, I allowed myself to drift to sleep.

~ I am aware that most of this chapter is probably very cringey, so I apologize

~ ily all, have a good day :]

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