Henry Creel x Reader (Oneshots)

Not a Monster

A/N: Hello everyone, I hope you've all been doing well! ☺️ If anyone remembers my last story, I said that I might add a bonus part where Henry visits the readers ex boyfriend and here it is all finished! This one took me a really long time to write, the hot/humid summer weather has been making me a little sleepy head lately 😅

I would put a warning note, but I think we all know what Henry's like 😈 But if anyone would like a heads up, there's lots of bones breaking in this one and a bit of swearing from the readers ex boyfriend.

I hope you'll enjoy this story, this is a long one 😉

You were walking around the house looking for your lavender scented candles. You wanted to take a nap and whenever you took naps, you would usually use your lavender candles. You've always loved lavender, not only because it's such a pretty colour, it's because the scent of it makes you feel relaxed which comes in really handy when you want to sleep.

You searched everywhere for your candles and when you remembered that they're still at your ex partner's house, you stopped looking and sighed.
"Oh...that's right, I don't have them anymore." You say muttering to yourself. This isn't the first time you've done this. There have been plenty of times where Henry has caught you looking for your belongings but he didn't mind, he would always be so patient with you. You've only been living with him for a few weeks now and he knew it will take time for you to get used to this change.
For the past couple of weeks he's been helping you adjust to your new life. He's also been letting you borrow his shirts since you no longer have your clothes. You felt so grateful for everything he's doing, and you loved wearing his clothes they felt so comfortable to you. However, whenever he caught you looking for your things, you would always end up feeling embarrassed. Right now that's how you felt, you were so deep in thought about it that you didn't even feel Henry place his hand on your shoulder.

"Are you alright darling?" He asks softly not wanting to scare you. At first you got a little bit startled, but then you nodded and gave him a reassuring smile.
"Yeah, I'm okay. I was just looking for my lavender candles again and then I remembered that they're still at..." You sighed and trailed off, you didn't want to mention your ex's name so you stopped yourself from finishing your sentence.
"I'm sorry... I thought I would be used to this by now but it's taking a lot longer then I thought." You say looking down and feeling embarrassed.
"Oh darling.. you have nothing to apologise for. You've just been through a lot of changes but you're doing so well, really well." He praises you.
"If you'd like, l'll be happy to buy more of those candles for you while I go out to get stuff for dinner. Would you like that?" He asks smiling softly at you. You looked up at him and smiled back. You feel grateful for his kindness, but deep down you knew this wasn't just about the candles, apart from the candles all of your other belongings are still at your ex partners house and you really miss having them.

"It's not just the candles.. The truth is, I miss my things. All of my clothes, my money, everything is still at his house.. But I could never go back there.. after that night I never want to face him again." You say while playing with your fingers nervously. Henry gently grabbed both your hands and leaned closer to you.
"What if I go there and get your things for you?" He asks. You could see a little dark grin forming on his face and whenever he has that look in his eyes, you knew he would get up to no good. Straight away, you knew what he was implying and it made you so nervous.
"Henry.. I could never ask you to do that. He wouldn't just hand my things over to you, and I really don't want you getting into trouble." You say feeling nervous by the idea.
"Plus.. the asshole probably would've burnt all of my things by now." You added.

"He doesn't scare me love. He has no right to keep your belongings from you then destroy them. And if he does do that, I'll gladly break every bone in his body. You just say the word and I'll do it."
Your body shuddered in response. You didn't really know what you wanted, a part of you wanted revenge from being hurt for so long and this would also ensure that no one will ever have to go through what you did. But at the same time, you could never bring yourself to murder or let alone ask someone to do it for you.
"It would be hard to go on dates with you if you get arrested and taken away to some prison." You say, hoping to talk him out of this evil idea.
"That won't happen darling, no prison could ever hold me." He says playfully. You sighed and slowly released both of Henry's hands while your lips turned into a frown. You knew that he was only being playful but right now you really didn't feel like jokes.