Rafe and JJ Imagines

Fathers Love- Rafe

Rafe had always been overshadowed by his younger sisters, especially by Sarah. His father never showed him real love and fatherly affection like he did with the girls. All Rafe ever craved was his fathers approval, for him to mean the words 'I love you'. Rafe made many attempts to make his father proud of him, he tried absolutely everything but it never seemed to work- his father always ended up brushing him off.

Rafe never learned how to deal with the overwhelming feeling of love- he didn't know how to show or receive affection either. It was one of the reasons he never had a real relationship- or tried to develop one. Until he met Octavia- now this obviously sounds extremely cliche but it's the truth. Octavia had so much love for the boy, and he had so much more for her. He'd never felt the way he felt before- he didn't realise how good the feeling felt, it overall made him a happier person.

"Rafe are you ok?" Octavia asked in concern

Rafe continued to pace around the room, mumbling angry words to himself. He had gotten into yet another argument with his father, every interaction he had with his father always left him feeling angry and full of rage.

"Rafe how about you sit down?" Octavia suggested softly, patting the spot next to her on the bed.

Rafe snapped his head to the side, his eyes meeting with her warm, welcoming ones. He sucked in a deep breath and slowly took a seat next to his girlfriend on her bed.

He sunk into the mattress and shoveled his face into his hands, trying desperately to hold back the tears that threatened to spill. He could never understand how a father could make his child feel so worthless, so unwanted.

Octavia frowned at her boyfriend, her heart aching at the sight of Rafe so broken and hurt.

She wrapped her arms around his back and leaned her head against his side, "was it your dad again?" she whispered softly

Rafe breathed in her intoxicating sent, making him calm down instantly. She always made him feel a sense of security, she was where his home was.

Rafe nodded and held her closer to him, "he just- makes me feel so worthless. You can just see in his eyes how much he hates me. No matter what I do- no matter what I say he shuts me down and treats me as if I'm some stranger. I'm his son Octavia- why-why won't he love me?"

Rafe chocked on his own words as sobs tried to escape his mouth, he couldn't help but let the tears flow down his face.

"I-I just want him to be proud of me- so so bad. I just want him to look at me t-the way h-he looks a-at Sarah." Rafe stuttered

Octavia swiftly placed her hands on both sides of Rafe's face, wiping her thumb lightly against his jaw.

"hey..look at me." she said softly

Rafe stared into her eyes, the feeling of comfort and love instantly flowed through him.

"You're so loved, so so much- by me, you're friends and you're sisters. We are all so lucky to be able to have you in our lives, you have accomplished so many achievements and you're going places in life. You have a bright future ahead of you and you definitely shouldn't let Ward get in the way of that- if he can't see the caring, smart, loyal, handsome man I see then he's the one with the problem." Octavia reassured Rafe

Rafe's heart swelled with so many emotions, he'd never had anyone speak such reassuring words to him. Octavia was definitely much more than he deserved and he was over the moon that he was able to call her his.

"Don't let anyone tell you otherwise Rafe- Ward doesn't deserve you as a son. You're so much more than him- you have amazing qualities that only one could wish to have."

Rafe smiled at the girl, taking her soft hands off of his face and holding them in his own. He ran a hand through her wavy locks and quietly admired the beautiful features he'd fallen in love with.

"I'm so lucky to have you." Rafe whispered, "You always know what to say- how to calm me down and reassure me everything's ok. I honestly don't know what I'd do without you Octavia- and I frankly don't want to imagine or know it."

Octavia gave him a sweet smile and pulled him down into a laying position on the bed. Rafe chuckled as his head hit the pillow, turning to face his girlfriend once again.

"I'm the lucky one." She grinned, "I love you."

"And I love you too." Rafe didn't hesitate to say it back, he'd never felt so much love for one person- and he wouldn't change it for the world.

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