~The Bystander~ Eyeless Jack x Male!Reader

Chapter 7: Feelings that can't be explained..

(Don't question the picture above that I put 😅)

Bystander's POV

I was sitting on a bed in a dark room only lit up by one single lamp that was putting a ray of light over some tools on a platter, I was thinking of what the little girl named Sally said: "Slendy, we have to let Ej and the other doctors help him!"

So Jack is here too? Or also known as Ej, right? I rubbed my head as I closed my eyes, thoughts of the bloody bat beating that poor boy, it just made my blood boil as well as make my head hurt, I didn't know why it hurt me so much or why it felt so familiar.. I just couldn't put my finger on it.

I can't even begin the explain what I feel, I can't help but have the same thoughts repeat in my mind over and over again, the world is cruel like that.. you feel one way and never know the reasoning behind those thoughts and feelings.. a single tear rolled down my cheek, I felt pain, the same pain the boy must of felt day after day every time he got beat, I felt sadness and anger, I felt all these emotions at once that I couldn't express them all.

I looked down at the bed sheets letting my slightly white and h/c hair cover my eyes, it felt like the world came to a stop. I heard footsteps come down the long stairs, the footsteps were quickly approaching me but I didn't bother to look up.

"Mr. Bystander?" A small voice came from next to me, I recognized this voice to be Sally.

I slowly looked at her, she slowly climbed on the bed as she laid on my cold legs, "why is your skin cold?" She questioned.

I raised my good arm and placed my freezing hand onto her cheek as I gently caressed it with my thumb, I slowly shook my head unable to answer her question, it's not just because my voice is terrible from not talking all these years but it's also because I didn't know myself, I don't know why my skin is freezing cold, maybe it's just how I am or there's a reason behind it but even if there was I couldn't answer what it was.

After a moment of silence she hugged me nuzzling her head into my neck, I was.. surprised to say the least, I haven't been hugged in a long time, but it felt nice- so nice that I didn't realize that someone was watching us.

"Sally what did I say about bothering him?" A deep voice said across the room, I looked over at the dark figure squinting my eyes to try and see him in the dark, after a moment Sally finally spoke up "sorry EJ.." her voice still muffled as her head was still buried into my neck.

A small noise went passed my pink-ish lips as I took recognition of Jack being there, he came closer to the light so I could get a better look at him, he was wearing his iconic mask but this time I noticed a small crack at the top of the mask from when I headbutted him earlier.

Sally's POV

I heard EJ walk closer to us, I still had my head buried into Mr Bystander's neck, his skin was freezing cold to the touch it reminded me much like snow and ice, I felt bad as he never really spoke but I didn't want to let go of him just yet even though he had no warmth to him he was comforting none the less.

EJ asked me to get up so he could look at Mr. Bystander's arm but I didn't want to, he felt so comforting and I didn't want to go just yet.

"Y-You should p-probably *cough* listen to h-him.." I heard a shaky voice say into my ear, Mr. Bystander whispered that to me in my ear.

I sort of heard his voice from when his arm broke but I loved his small voice I didn't know why his voice was so shaky and broken though, no one does.

I slowly crawled off of him as he gave me a small smile, I looked at EJ before I jumped off the bed and walked up the stairs and left the room being out of earshot from the two so I could no longer hear them.

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Hey guys! It's been quite a while hasn't it? I'm sorry I haven't updated this story in a long time, a lot has happened with me and I haven't been able to write a lot with all the stress I've been having to hold, I've also had no motivation to write when I got the spare time but I promise I will try to do better for all of you!

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