Little Mix / Y/N Imagines and Preference (Gender-neutral)

If I Got Locked Up (Perrie)

Summary: Y/N gets sent to prison for life for something that he never did and during a parole hearing after 6 years behind bars, the truth finally comes clean...

Y/N's POV: 6 years ago, I got sent to prison for 'assualting' an ex-girlfriend of mine from almost a decade ago named Lauren but what barely anyone would believe is that I was protecting my girlfriend, who has continued to defend my actions to this day.

As short as I can, the story goes a little like this...

7 years prior: I'm just chilling at home when suddenly, a crash arises from outside the house. I decide to go and investigate what the noise was to discover my ex-girlfriend Lauren and my current girlfriend are having an argument, I mean how Lauren even got in is puzzling.

"What on earth is happening out here?!" I inquire, capturing both of their attention. "Why are you on my goddamn property, Lauren?!"
"Ah, Y/N, my ex-boyfriend... So, this is the girl that you cheated on me with?" Lauren laughs, pointing towards my girlfriend.
"Yeah, and so what? That was nearly a decade ago..." I respond, getting really confused on why she has only brought this up now.
"This is what you replace me with, this blonde-ass bitch!?" Lauren begins to get aggressive with her tone, clicking her tongue in a bitchy way.
"One, that is my girlfriend you are talking about! And two, why has it taken you years since we broke up for you to say something about the situation?" I question, pulling a puzzled expression at her.
"I don't need to give you a reason, Y/N..." Lauren tells me, walking towards me. "You should be the one to give me a reason why you cheated on me in the first damn place!"

I see the light reflecting off of a blade in Lauren's pocket and immediately back away, she obviously notices my discovery when she draws the weapon and lunges for the both of us, aiming mostly for Perrie than me.

I grab Lauren in quite a violent way and rip her off of Perrie, a rage fueling my bloody veins, ready to rip this son of a bitch's head off.

"I swear to fucking god, you put another finger on my girlfriend and I will not hesitate to murder you!" I snap at my ex-girlfriend, protectively pulling Perrie behind me.

A few minutes pass and a siren begins to get louder and louder. All of a sudden, Lauren cuts herself with the blade in her hand and then throws the blade to me and the police officer only sees me holding a weapon and Lauren pretending to have been viciously assualted with a deadly weapon.

"Get your hands behind your head!" The police officer demands and so I drop the object and get down on my knees and put my hands behind my head, accepting that Lauren is a fucking bitch who deserves to rot to death. My girlfriend begins to defend me but the officer isn't listening to any of it and just takes me away.

I get done for assualt with the intention of taking a life or attempted murder and get sent to life with the opportunity of parole and that's where I have been for the last 6 years.

"Why can't they bloody well understand that I am innocent? I was protecting my goddamn girlfriend for crying out loud?" I vent towards my cellmate Ethan, laying on my bed.
"I don't know, mate." Ethan responds, doing pull ups. "You obviously couldn't convince the jury that you did nothing wrong."

"Would you two little shits be quiet in there?! Especially you Y/L/N, remember at 9 is your parole hearing." Officer Harris tells the two of us, appearing at our cell door.

"Hopefully, I'll be out of here by tomorrow dude." I chuckle quietly before falling asleep.

The next morning after breakfast finishes, I am taken to the parole room of the prison.
"Alright so today we are justifying whether or not Mr. Y/L/N will be set free from his attempted murder trial." The judge announces before a lengthy discussion goes on, I sit there in silence mostly, except when I am spoken to. I hope by doing this, I'll increase my chances of being released from prison and back into society.

"After a long review of the defendant's case, the jury and I have ruled that Mr. Y/N Y/L/N has pleaded not guilty and all charges are being dropped as it has been determined that the act was in self-defence." The judge decrees and I internally celebrate, finally after 6 long and grueling years behind bars, I'm finally free!

I get searched and then allowed to leave where I find my girlfriend awaiting me with a massive smile on her face.
"There's my handsome man, I knew they would finally testify you in the right way..." She greets me, I smile and we head home.