Estella x reader (Cruella 2021 fanfic)

The Lair

You sit, dumbfounded for a moment, your eyes adjusting to the dark room in front of you. You are pulled up by Estella, who plops onto a dusty couch in the middle of the room. You jump at the sharp noise of a chair being dragged across the floor. You look up to see Jasper resting on said chair next to a small dining table. The room before you is shaggy- to put it nicely. Dark and dreary, with cobwebs covering almost every surface minus said dining table and another surface with a sewing machine and piles of fabric. The walls are covered in peeling wallpaper showing the discolored brick underneath, the floor being a plain concrete. This coupled with the various piles of mysterious boxes and clutter, immediately made the space feel almost claustrophobic.

You finally stand up from the landing, hearing Jasper and Horace muttering to each other. Estella nearby idly flipping through the TV. You slink over to the boys, listening to their conversation.

They don't trust you. Of course who wouldn't? You quite literally stumbled into this situation and threatened them, only to have been taken in by their accomplice.

"You know I'm just as confused as you two, right?" You ask them, you freeze up after, realizing that snooping on them is not the way to gain someone's trust.

"What's with you constantly getting into other people's business?" Jasper asks.

You stutter a moment before trying again and replying, "First of all, you're the one who ran into me, in the middle of committing a crime nonetheless. Secondly, of course I'm going to be at the very least curious when people are about me."

He waves you off saying, "Take some time to cool down alright? We gotta make sure you aren't going to stick the dogs on us." You scoff, but listen, going over and sitting on a mismatching armchair across from Estella. She continues to flip through an outdated fashion magazine, barely acknowledging your presence. You feel something brush past your leg. You look down to see a scrappy dog in front of you, waving its tail. You pat the dog, who then gets very excited at the attention.

You eventually ask no one in particular about the dog's name. To which Estella responds

"Buddy, he's a sweetheart isn't he?" You nod, getting slightly disappointed when she calls him over.

"Ah! Hello?" You peep when another small dog jumps onto your lap and stares up at you with beady eyes. No, only one eye, with a leather patch covering the other. The little dog, who Estella tells you is Wink, also enjoys the coos and pets you give him, licking your nose. You cringe, when you notice the fact he reeked like broiled garbage. You put the dog down, leaning forward.

"So what exactly did you mean by' I could be of use'?" You ask.

"You obviously have a key card, not to mention actually work at Liberty, in front of the house at that. Also you'd have to be joking to think I wouldn't recognize you. Y/n. You were always trailing me at school." Estella responds.

"Oh now really? That was only for a few months you were around. I'm surprised."

"If you were to get any closer I'd assume you had some sort of crush on me." Estella laughs. You choke at how perfectly she put it. You in fact were always there, just far enough to stay safe though. Far enough to shield her from being mauled any further by other students. Far enough to not make her suspicious.

"Yeah I guess I did get kind of weird sometimes." You say awkwardly.

"Well obviously you got out of it enough to land at Liberty." Estella shrugs. You nod, the room goes silent for a moment. You look around and ask,

"When do I go home?"

Estella looks over, somewhat surprised. "I suppose I didn't think about that. Do you have anything important there?" She asks.

You pause and say, "I- um hmp... Well I mean my things, bed." You actually think about her question, you had only recently moved, and having ended up losing a lot of important items in said move you were sort of at a loss. "Actually i'm not really sure."

"Really? If that's the case then why couldn't you stay here? At least for a couple days. We got an alarm clock and I'm sure there's something clean that'll fit you." Estella reasons, you also notice her leaning in closer to you. "If that wouldn't be an issue for you of course." She adds on.

"I guess not, but where would I sleep?" You ask. Jasper sighs from across the room. Estella goes over to a crate and pulls out a comforter and pillow, giving them to you.

"You sleep where you can, I'm there." Estella says, pointing to a pile of bedding by a window. You decide to lay out your set near hers.

After a lackluster meal of a small portion of canned beans, you sit with Estella, leaning on the balcony railing.

You strike up a conversation, "So what happened to you since school?"

"Not much, as you likely know I got banned from that place." She casually responds.

"Yeah, trust me, people wouldn't shut up about it for the rest of the year."

"Really?" Estella starts, perking up slightly. "I didn't know I mattered that much to them." You keep quiet, hesitating to tell her it wasn't positive talk. "Anyway aside from that, my mum passed, I briefly became an orphan, got adopted by those two, and learned how to scavenge thanks to them." Estella lists, sighing after.

"Oh my, my condolences." You chirp, she laughs softly.

"I think I've more or less gotten over it. Anyway I wouldn't have met the boys otherwise."

A car below loudly off gasses, causing the two of you to be clouded by smog. You and Estella hurry inside.

"You two almost look like a pair out there ." Horace teases. Estella scoffs, you choke.

The house calms down, with everyone shuffling to bed. You bundle into the comforter, eventually falling asleep.

A timely chapter? By me? Why yes . Anyway, updating is going to be weird since I just started school again and I got into an advanced class. That either means i'm going to be super motivated or absolutely dead- So yeah That

And as before Bully me into updating ヾ( 'ー')シφ__