My lamb, come to your shepard. (male!y/n x alternate Gabriel)

8. INFATUATION

Y/N looks up at what was once his "home", And it greeted him in mock cheer, Y/N swallowed a lump in his throat, the trees rustling in a methodical way, like the tide tethered to the clutching grasp of the moon; Rapheal, noticing this, gives him a smile

"Don't worry, man! I promise I'll protect you. Come on!" Rapheal runs into the house, holding Y/N's hand all the while, Y/N groans in annoyance and frustration. He really just had to make his life worse, didn't he?

They step inside Y/N's home and are smacked in the face by a uncomfortable air, Y/N feels a shiver go down his spine and swallows a hard lump in his throat, tapping Rapheals shoulder, whom was just standing there- "C'mon then, lead the way." He nods in awkward agreement and starts up the stairs towards the bathroom, Y/N looks down at his feet and immediately gets a headache when he see's bills. Fucking bills, of COURSE there would be bills! He couldn't worry about that, though. There where more important matters to take care of.

Y/N quickly jogs up the stairs to catch up to Rapheal and meets him at the bathroom, him keeping the door open for Y/N- "You first!" Raph proclaims "I'm pretty sure Gabriel has been telling his alternates to target you specifically, so I'll be on the lookout. When I go in you can stay in the bathroom, I don't want you outside the bathroom by yourself."

"Alright." Y/n sighs, "But do NOT open the door and look." He snaps, Rapheal rolling his eyes with a smile "Yeah yeah, I know you don't trust me and I stalked you for, like, two years. But I'm not a CREEP." Y/n scoffs and slams the door shut, removing his sweaty and disgusting clothes, Jumping into the shower.

He yelps as the water touches his scars and the gash on his back, his eyes flooding with tears at the pain and he scrambles out, huffing. "You good out there?!" Rapheal yells, Y/N sobs out loudly, Grabbing a towel and wrapping it around himself, "Y/N do you want me to help you?" He yells more softly. "No! I......Yes." Y/N whimpers.

Rapheal walks in and quickly closes and locks the door, turning away from Y/N "Go on, man. Get in the shower and start a bath. I wont look anywhere other than where you need help, promise." Y/N looks over at Rapheals turned frame and turns on the bath nozzle, slowly lowering himself in and whimpering at the sensation.

"You...Can turn around again." Y/n states softly, Rapheal turning around and grabbing a nearby sponge and some soap. "This is gonna sting alot, but I'll be gentle, I promise. If I don't clean these wounds they'll be infected." Rapheal murmurs, he mixes the sponge with the soap and slowly glosses over Y/N's wounds, Y/N quivering at the stinging sensation, the water becoming red from his blood and Y/N melts into the tub, trying to make this process more comfortable for himself.

Rapheal stops suddenly "I'm at the gash on your back. I'm gonna clean the area around it and then splash some water inside, alright?" Y/N slightly nods, and sits up a bit for him to reach it, Rapheal doing just what he promised. He quickly reaches over Y/N and grabs some shampoo and conditioner, squirting some in his hand and rubbing it inside Y/N's hair.

Y/N, being much too tired and relaxed to protest, hums at the calming sensation, the hair products making his hair much more fluffy and relishing when the hot water hit his head when Rapheal washed it out.

"Alright, Your done." Rapheal smiles, grabbing a towel and placing it over Y/N, Y/N shakily getting up and clutching the towel around his body, nodding towards Rapheal as a "Thank you"

Rapheal then shoots him jovial fingerguns, his eye winking in a stupidly idiotic way, Y/N can't help but sigh in annoyance at the action.

Rapheal gestures Y/N to turn around so he can get undressed and into the shower, Y/N doing so, clutching the warm towel around his shaking frame, And once he hears Rapheal get inside the shower and closing the curtains he turns back around, the bathroom already steaming around with hot mist.