Burning in Broken, Golden Love (Johnny Cade x Reader / Y/N)

Ship of Fools

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TW WARNING ! S/H ! It's not important to the story, I'll point out where it starts and where it ends. Stay safe, everyone! <3

You sat in the lot, your hand in the water as the fountain sprayed you. You were humming a song, letting tears drip down your face in a soothing rhythm. It was late out, the sun down and the moon inching across the sky. The stars were bright. You stared up at the constellations, humming your song.

S/H BEGINS HERE !

"God. He's right, isn't he," you hissed, scratching your arm. You hadn't spoken to Johnny or Pony since the fight at school. You had stood them up for the ride. It had been two days. "They'll get up n' leave the second they know. They'll hate me." you sobbed, pulling out a piece of glass and digging it into your thigh. "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, God, why don't you just die? Just die!"

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A hand clamped down around your wrist. You turned to them angrily, but then stopped when you saw who it was. "P-please, s-stop, Y/N," Johnny whispered. "I d-dunno what happened, but I promise I'll never leave ya."

Your lip trembled and you stood up. You dropped the glass and wrapped your arms around his neck. "Thank y-you, Johnnycake. I- I'm s-sorry for what H-Harry did to ya. He's a no-g-good bum and I shoulda kept him a-away from ya."

He hesitated for a second before hugging you back. You pulled away, wiping your eyes. "Shoot, thanks, Johnny," you mumbled.

"S'nothing," he replied. "H-hey, you needa place te stay? I was plannin' on stayin' the night with Pony t'night." You nodded. "That would be lovely. Thanks."

You walked over to the Curtis' place. The door, as usual, was unlocked and ajar. Inside, Dallas was on the couch, and Sodapop was arm-wrestling Steve, his best friend. "Hey, Johnnycake! Hey, Y/N!" Ponyboy called from the kitchen. "I'm makin' cake!"

Steve cheered. You smiled weakly and sat next to Dallas. You weren't the closest, but you admired him. "Hey, Dal," you said as Johnny sat next to you. "Wh-what're we watchin'?"

"Ship of Fools," he replied, flinging his arm across the back of the sofa. "Some bum romance movie."

You smiled. "I like 'em," you told him. "Romances. I think they're stoked." Johnny nodded along in agreement. Dallas just rolled his eyes.

You watched until the moon was high in the sky. Dallas left at one point with Steve to go rob something or whatever, which left Sodapop and Ponyboy to go to bed, along with Darry. They said Johnny and you could continue to watch movies, which you did.

You realized how tired you were as your eyes closed, despite your best efforts to keep them open. Your head started to bob and suddenly, it leaned to the side and you fell asleep.

A/N : This chapter was inspired by @onlyoneoutsider's story. I thought it was just too cute. PLEASE go read their story if you haven't already.

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