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Carlos x reader

Warnings: mentions of ptsd/fear of loud noises, alludes to parental abuse

You've known Carlos since you were infants, your parents living next door to cruella.
Your relationship never blossomed into anything more than a friendship while living on the Isle, no matter how much you wanted it to.
But after the barrier was opened for good, Carlos ran right to you and kissed you in front of everyone.
Dating Carlos was like living in a fairy tail, it was the perfect relationship like the ones of Belle and beast or princess aurora and prince phillap that you heard about as a kid.
Carlos (and Dude) opened up an animal shelter shortly after graduation, which you worked at while taking college classes.
Having lived on the Isle for almost 18 years of your life, with cruel villains for parents, you were bound to have some lingering effects from it.
Like the blood chilling affect that loud noises has on you. Whether it be someone making too much noise with one of the kennels at the shelter, or the firework show Auradon is planning to put on every year now.
Almost everyone was thrilled when King Ben and Queen Mal announced there would be an annual firework show to celebrate the removal of the barrier, everyone except you and Carlos.
One night when you slept over at Carlos and Jay's apartment, a thunderstorm rolled in and you went running from Carlos' bed. You curled up on the living room couch, fear of the thunder and embarrassment for the panic attack you were in the midst of, were all you could think about.
You were curled tightly in a ball on the couch when Carlos found you, he awoke becoming too cold without your body curled up into his side.
That night Carlos held you for hours until the storm passed, and even after. He whispered calm reassuring words into your ear as you curled up on his lap. He refused to let you feel embarrassed or ashamed of your ptsd, because there was nothing wrong with you for it.
From that night on, Carlos would hold you tightly to his chest anytime there was an unavoidable loud noise, even going as far as to make sure to have you far away from loud noises if there was something planned that would cause them.
Like the night of the first annual firework show, Carlos planned to have you up in the apartment with him and Dude, curled up in bed, and watching some cheesy movie you like at an increased volume to block out the far away booms of the fireworks.
But as much as Carlos could plan these things, there would always be things he couldn't plan for, like Ben and Mal deciding to let the fireworks off 30 minutes early.
At the announcement that the fireworks were about to start you tensed up, afraid to be surrounded by people who would judge you for your reaction to the loud echoing booms.
But before the show could even start, Carlos rushes to your side, cupping his right hand over your left ear pulling you flush against his chest so your right ear was pressed tightly against it.
Your arms immediately wrap around his waist, pulling him closer to your body, so close even air couldn't pass between your bodies. Carlos' free hand resting on the back of your head as he sways the two of you from side to side soothingly until the fireworks were over.
Once they are over, he takes you back home (you practically live at his apartment by now), runs you a hot bath, and makes snacks for you two to eat while you finally watch that cheesy movie you had planned after your long bath.

A/n: guys I'm so sorry for not updating this book for a while but 16k reads omg thank y'all so much I'll get to the requests as soon as I'm done posting my drafts that I wrote last year lol