♡Red Velvet x Licorice One Shots♡

Let Me Down Slowly (Angst)

Requested by scooterfish<3

Oh boy time to start cryinf !! I have a strong love hate relationship with angst, so uh
Fun! They requested angst where Licorice like,,,nearly dies BC of Pomegranate, and RV tries to save him. (This page is not safe for pomegranate enjoyer's./j) anywayz .. Yeah! I hope you enjoy it :'-)

Cw-angst, near death, attempted murder(??), jealousy, everyone and everything is honestly extremely out of character,,,so dont come at me for that. Its literally a fanfic 😭

Also..if there's grammar issues/spelling mistakes, I apologize!!! I don't go over my fics that often! </3

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Pomegranate was fed up with having to do most if not all of the work for Dark Enchantress all because both Red Velvet and Licorice were constantly slacking off, just to spend time with each other. She got an idea, but figured before she went through with it, she'd give the two one last chance to get things figured out.

"Red Velvet?" Pomegranate called out, as she knocked on his bedroom door. It took a moment before Red Velvet opened his door. "Yeah..?" He asked, cracking his door open slightly, just enough to look at Pomegranate. Red Velvet's hair was a mess, and he looked rather drowsy, as if he had just gotten up. "God....you need to start being useful around here..same goes for Licorice. You both have been slacking off a lot as of lately. You're both extremely lucky this stunt you two are pulling hasn't gotten to Dark Enchantress" Pomegranate muttered, glaring up at Red Velvet. "Do something about it then. Tell her. Do whatever you feel will help fix this situation. I help a lot as is...and don't even think about making jabs at Licorice. He does help. You've seen how quick he is to be at her beck and call..and if this situation was as big of a deal as you're making it out to be, wouldn't Dark Enchantress have said something about it by now?? Exactly. Like I said. If you want to try and do something about this 'issue' be my guest to do what you will" Red Velvet muttered, then shutting the door. "Don't say I didn't confront you about it..." Pomegranate said under her breath as she walked away

Licorice was getting ready to take Chiffon out for a walk, as Red Velvet insisted he stay behind and do what he could to get Pomegranate off of his case. Little did Licorice know what was going to happen. Licorice was too focused on Chiffon to realize Pomegranate had snuck up behind him. Pomegranate quickly grabbed Licorice in a chokehold, pulling him back. "Ngh! H-Hey!" Licorice choked out as he tried to get out of Pomegranate's grasp. "If Red Velvet isn't going to cooperate, I'll just give him a little incentive to do so" Pomegranate muttered, as she quickly made a jab at Licorice's chest with a dagger that she had in her other hand. Licorice cried out in pain as he fell to his knees, breathing heavily. "Y-You...you won't..g-get away with this..damnit...." Licorice muttered, clenching his teeth to try and ignore the excruciating pain he felt in his chest.

Chiffon had ran off back to Red Velvet's room. He barked and pawed at the bottom of the door. Red Velvet opened the door and looked down. "Chiffon! There you are...what's wrong?" He asked as he knelt down close to Chiffon. Chiffon barked and tugged on Red Velvet's pant leg. "What is it..? Where's Licorice?" Red Velvet asked as he stood up, a wave of panic hitting him. Chiffon ran back in the direction where Licorice and Pomegranate were. Red Velvet ran after Chiffon, hoping his beloved pet was just overreacting. Considering Chiffon has never acted like that before, Red Velvet knew something was seriously wrong.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't end your pathetic life right here, right now" Pomegranate said, glaring down at Licorice, who was completely out of it due to the amount of blood he's lost. "I-I....p-please..this ngh..isn't n-necessary..." Licorice sputtered, panting softly. Chiffon then came back by Licorice's side and licked his face. "H-Hey lil guy..." Licorice smiled softly, gently petting Chiffon. "Licorice!" Red Velvet called out as he finally caught up. Red Velvet felt his stomach drop. His eyes widened as he took a moment to process everything in front of him. "Red V-Velvet..!" Licorice turned around and cried out, tears trickling down his face. Red Velvet ran over to Licorice, and held him closely but carefully, not wanting to hurt him. "Pomegranate, what the hell did you do??!" Red Velvet snarled. "I figured you needed an incentive...so....here's that.." Pomegranate said calmly. "Are you serious!? You're actually pathetic" Red Velvet growled. "If you think Dark Enchantress won't hear about this, you're wrong. I'll make sure you get what you deserve" He huffed as he stood up, still holding Licorice. Red Velvet honestly didn't know what to do to help Licorice, so he went to the only person he knew could possibly help: his mother, Dark Enchantress herself.

Red Velvet had very good manners, especially around his mom, and would never just barge into her room, but this was an emergency. "Forgive me for entering without permission..but I need your help..please" Red Velvet said, as he stood in the doorway of Dark Enchantress's room. "What is it dear?" She asked, turning to look at Red Velvet. "It's Licorice. Pomegranate stabbed him and I don't know how long he's been bleeding out, but he needs help. Badly.." Red Velvet said, a hint of desperation in his tone. "Mmh...I'll see what I can do. Give him to me and I'll do all that I can to help" Dark Enchantress said as she held Licorice in her arms. "N-No..don't leave me..." Licorice whimpered softly, reaching out for Red Velvet. "Hey.. I promise you'll be okay.." Red Velvet said with a soft smile, trying to be as reassuring as possible. Red Velvet then reluctantly left the room.

After a while of waiting outside the door, Dark Enchantress had opened the door and peeked out. "Well, good news is he's going to make it, bad news is that it's going to take quite a bit of time to heal completely" She said, stepping out and carefully shutting the door. "Oh good...thank you so much, I..I was worried...how can I ever repay you..?" Red Velvet asked, feeling extremely relieved. "You don't need to do anything. I'm proud of you for coming to me rather than trying to do it yourself...now, you said Pomegranate did this..?" She asked, taking on a much more solemn tone. "Yes.. I'm unsure as to why, but she did say 'I needed an incentive to get back to work'...it doesn't help she has a strong dislike for Licorice to start off.." Red Velvet said, feeling slightly guilty for ratting Pomegranate out, but he had to, considering she nearly took his boyfriend's life. "I see...I could hardly tell you or Licorice were slacking off...mm..I'll get things figured out with her later, for now, take Licorice back to his room, and keep a close eye on him for awhile, he'll need someone like you to keep watch over him while he's unable to take care of himself" She said, then opening the door. "Thank you so much..I promise I'll take good care of him.." Red Velvet nodded, then going into the room. Licorice still looked roughed up, but he was in a bit better shape than what he was. "Licorice..?" Red Velvet called out softly. "Mmh...V..?" Licorice replied back, voice still sounding awfully weak. "Hey...you doin okay?" Red Velvet asked, as he carefully picked Licorice up. "Mm...I'm okay...in a bit of pain...just glad to still be here with you.." Licorice said with slight smile. "I'm glad you're still here too..." Red Velvet murmured, gently planting a kiss on Licorice's forehead.

//I feel like I dragged it on long enough. Also I'm getting kinda low on ideas of how to continue this on ;n; Anywayz!!! Licorice is OK in the end and what happens to Pomegranate is up to u( the reader) lololol//