|Weak Hero| Love Me Tender [Donald Na X Reader]

Chapter 1: Love Me Sweet

Donald Na huddled beneath the tree, hoping that the shadows could swallow him whole and hide his twelve year old self from the cruel world. His stomach growled loudly. He had only managed to eat a few bites of his free school lunch before Seungjae and his gang had, as always, ruined it.

He placed a hand against his stomach, hoping to silence it. He needed to be silent. He needed to remain hidden. Only then would he be able to avoid his elementary school tormentors. Hopefully they weren't nearby.

"Want some of my lunch?"

The poor boy nearly jumped out of his skin by the sudden voice. He looked up and saw a girl his age standing a few feet away from him. The girl had [Hair Length] [Hair Color] hair and [Eye Color] eyes. She held a lunch bag in one of her hands.

"Who are you?" Donald asked as he stared at her with suspicion. 

"I'm [Your Name] [Last Name]," She introduced herself and plopped down next to Donald. "I'm in Class Two, the classroom next to yours," She opened her lunch bag and took out two lunch boxes. The first one held ham and cheese pinwheel wraps, some crackers, and some dip. The second one held apple slices, celery slices, and two chocolate truffles.

Donald stared and licked his lips hungrily. He quickly realized the expression he was making and returned to a poker face as he looked away from her. "Why are you eating here instead of with everyone else?"

"I transferred here recently, just last week, so I don't really have any friends," She shyly admitted. "Do you have any allergies?"

"No," Donald shook his head.

[Your Name] held the first container out to him. "Eat with me,"

"Why?" Donald asked.

"Because you're hungry and this is too much food for just me," She answered. 

Donald didn't immediately take any of the offered food. 'Did she mess with it? I have no way of confirming whether she really did just move here recently. If she's telling the truth, then did her classmates put her up to this? Did she mess with the food?'

"It's really delicious," [Your Name] plucked a ham and cheese pinwheel from the box and ate it. "See?" She dipped a cracker into the herb and cream cheese dip and then tossed the entire thing into her mouth. "Are you sure you don't want any?"

'It looks like the food really is normal food,' Donald thought as he continued to watch her eat. 'Then, if I accept some of her food, will she suddenly turn on me and lie to the teacher that I stole her lunch?' He couldn't immediately trust other students, not after how he had been horribly treated by his own classmates in his homeroom.

Donald's stomach growled once again, this time louder than before. He blushed since the girl in front of him heard it. [Your Name] smiled and gently grabbed Donald's hand. She placed one of the two chocolate truffles in his palm. 

As much as Donald wanted to avoid eating her food, he couldn't bear how hungry he was. He bit into the chocolate truffle. The texture was soft and slightly sticky, yet it melted in his mouth. It was sweet, but not too sweet. Although the chocolate was rich, it wasn't bitter at all. Before he knew it, he had eaten the entire thing in a second bite.

[Your Name] once again held the two containers out for Donald to grab some. This time, Donald grabbed a ham and cheese pinwheel. Donald was surprised by how something so simple could taste so good. Then again, it wasn't like he had much of a variety of taste experience. There were days when he wouldn't have anything to eat at all.

The two sat in silence, both of them eating from the lunch boxes. Donald didn't understand why [Your Name] was being so kind to him. But nonetheless, he was grateful for her help. He managed to silence his growling stomach with the food she had shared with him.

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The next day, Donald didn't even manage to get a single bite of his lunch before Seungjae and his gang of bullies knocked the tray out of his hands, causing his meal to splatter all over the floor. Donald held his anger in as he cleaned up his mess and left the cafeteria. He knew that Seungjae and his gang would be busy eating their own lunches and wouldn't follow him.

Donald once again sat beneath the tree. He was surprised when [Your Name] sat down beside him with a smile. She brought out her lunchbox. Today's lunch consisted of a salad, a peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich cut in half, orange slices, and two squares of brownies.

[Your Name] gave him half of her sandwich and placed the lunchbox between them to allow Donald access to the salad, orange slices, and brownies. This time, Donald didn't hesitate and began to eat his half of the sandwich. When [Your Name] handed one of the brownies to him, Donald accepted it and ate the dessert.

It became a daily routine for the two. Donald would try to get lunch, Seungjae would ruin it, and Donald would go and eat lunch with [Your Name]. Eventually, Donald stopped going to the cafeteria altogether and went straight to meeting with [Your Name] during lunchtime. 

The two spoke about their own interests and hobbies. [Your Name] loved [Favorite Animal] and loved to [Favorite Hobby]. Her favorite color was [Favorite Color] and she liked [Your Likes] and disliked [Your Dislikes].

Donald didn't speak about himself for the first couple days, but eventually he opened up to her. He liked to read and gain knowledge about pretty much anything. His favorite food was chocolate. After a few weeks, he even eventually told her about his mom. Although it was common knowledge for his classmates, since [Your Name] was in a different class, she hadn't known.

After hearing about his mom, [Your Name] hugged him. "I'm so sorry that you have to endure such hardship all alone. I know I can't do anything to help your mom, but if you ever need someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on, I'm here for you,"

Donald tensed up, unused to being hugged by another person besides his mom. He relaxed a bit and hugged [Your Name] back. 

Word Count: 1052

This story is going to be relatively short with only three chapters. The story title and chapter titles are from the song Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley.