tw- abusive mannerisms, threat, hitting, abuse. If you are sensitive to any of these topics, please be mindful, the last thing I want is to offend or upset anyone.
y/n's pov
I was running, faster than ever before up those stairs like my life depended on it. Let me rephrase-my life did depend on it. My own father chasing me up those stairs, his eyes burning with fury as he mutters threats under his breath.
'I swear to fuck y/n I'm gonna beat your fucking ass when I get to you' he spat. I made it up to my room slamming the door shut as fast as I could, fumbling with the lock. I quickly switch the light on so I could see, my breath sporadic, my chest rising and falling rapidly. Hot tears flooded down my face, and I panic trying to think of what to do.
Three hard thuds. That's all it took for him to break down the door pacing towards me whilst i beg for mercy. 'Please, please don- no please I'm begging you' I plead as he's now hovering over me on the floor preparing his fists. He starts to hit me, repeatedly as I continue to plead for him to stop. 'Y/n...y/n..Y/N!'
I practically jump up in my bed, completely unaware of my surroundings. I'm panting, and I'm panicking.
'Hey, hey it's okay, it's okay, hey, look at me okay? Y/n? Look at me, please?' I hear the voice of my boyfriend, Xavier from beside me but something in me stops me from being able to respond or take in anything he's saying.
'Y/n, my love, please look at me, hey look I'm gonna get in front of you okay? Just like this' he says whilst slowly moving to sit facing me on the bed, being careful not to move too fast incase it startled me even more.
My breathing was still a mess, and tears were still pouring down my cheeks as I held onto my chest.
'Hey, I'm here now okay? I promise you you're safe, okay? I'm not ever gonna let anything happen to you. Here, can you give me your hands?' he continues to comfort me, clearly noticing my distress that wasn't slowing down. He gently reached for my hands pulling them down slowly to rest in his on the bed.
'You're okay now, I promise. It wasn't real okay? It was just a bad dream love. Hey, I'm gonna breathe real slow, and I want you to do it with me okay? You think you can do that for me?' he asks, and I nod, still unable to talk.
I watch as he slowly breathes deeply, in through his nose and out through his mouth. I try my best to copy what he does, and eventually my breathing is pretty much back to normal.
'Hey, can I hug you baby? Is that okay?' he asks looking me in the eyes comfortingly. I whisper a small 'yes' moving over to sit in his lap so that he can hold me.
'You're okay, it's okay. It was just a nightmare okay? Nothing's gonna hurt you, not whilst I'm here.' he tells me, shushing me quietly whilst gently rocking me back and forth. He knows this always calms me down, hence why he does it whenever I need the comfort.
'Do you wanna talk about what happened in the dream? You don't have to if you don't want to my love, but if you do, you know I'm here to listen' he tells me, rubbing the side of my cheek.
'I was at home again and..it was my dad. He was chasing me up the stairs and eventually he got to me..and he-' my voice cracks as I begin to cry again, unable to continue my story.
'Hey hey, it's okay. It's okay. I know what you meant, it's okay. I'm so sorry my love. So so sorry. You are the kindest, sweetest soul to walk this earth and it pains me that someone would ever treat you that way. You didn't deserve any if that baby, okay? None of that was your fault. I wish I could take this away from you baby' he tells me, looking down to me to make sure I was taking in what he was saying.
'I love you so much Xavier. Please promise me you're never gonna leave me' I cling onto him a little tighter, nuzzling myself into him.
'Never. Never in a million years. I love you too much to ever leave you baby' he says, holding me closer to his chest.
After a while, I become tired and fall asleep in his arms where I knew I was safe. He stayed awake for a short while to make sure I was okay, then fell asleep himself.
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