Multifandom Oneshots

euphoria ~ you're nervous (hurt/comfort) ~ rue/jules

A/N : Takes place during episode 1x02 when Jules takes Rue to her place after she gets drugged

Jules stepped out of Fezco's car, unable to hide the tremor in her hands as she carefully picked up Rue into her arms. She was honored that Fez had decided to call her, of course. It meant that Rue had been speaking good of her new friend, and that obviously meant a lot. But the circumstances were... Less than ideal.

She quietly carried Rue up the stairs. If her father noticed her coming in, he didn't emerge and didn't say anything. Jules sometimes wondered if her father was aware of how bad things could get in her life, or if he really was just oblivious. Though, she supposed it didn't really matter. She loved him anyways.

"You're nervous" Rue observed quietly as Jules lied her down on the bed. She was still very clearly out of it because of the drug she had been given, but she was lucid enough to make small observations like that. "Tear... There's a tear on your cheek"

"Oh" Jules quickly brushed it away from her face. She hadn't realized she was still crying. "Yeah, I am really freaked out, if I'm being fully honest" she confirmed. Rue just giggled in response, which only worsened her anxiety. "When Fez called, I knew it must've been bad, but... Sh- Shit, Rue"

"I feel happy" Rue replied in a daze, hoping that would reassure the blonde. If she was feeling good, then surely it couldn't be all that bad, right? But that just worried Jules more. It truly was a vicious cycle, and she couldn't even sleep it off because she needed to stay up in case Rue's condition worsened. It'd be a cold day in hell before Rue died on her watch.

"I know, and that's..." Jules trailed off and took a deep breath as she finally lied down in her bed beside her friend. "There's no point in explaining. Just... Rest. Or don't? Fuck, I don't know what to say"

"So nervous" Rue muttered with a glazed over smile as she fragily held onto Jules' hand, hoping to provide an ounce of comfort, even though she could barely even see at that point. Thankfully, the contact seemed to calm the blonde down a little bit, since it gave her something to focus on instead of the waves of thoughts going through her head.

"Yeah" Jules replied with a shaky smile. "I am"