in between , malachi barton imagines

space song

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"it will take a while to make you smile, somewhere in these eyes, i'm on your side."

malachi comforts you after a rough day💌

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you were already having a stressful day. school was getting tiring and you were just stressed out from everything.

your brothers were on a work trip and malachi was at your house. you haven't told him about everything that's stressing you out, because you didn't want to burden him with your problems.

malachi was starting to get bored as you were cleaning your room, which was something you did when you were stressed. he was laying on your bed with a slight frown on his face, knowing the mood you were in.

"c'mere." malachi gently reaches out to grab your waist, pulling you to your bed. you lay your head on his chest, sighing softly in content when you feel his fingers running through your hair. you bury your face more into his chest and wrap your arms tighter around him.

"you okay baby?" malachi kisses your head. you look up at him, putting on your best fake smile, "i'm fine. i'm hungry, let's go eat." you change the subject, getting off of malachi and walking to the kitchen. he doesn't believe you, but he doesn't push the subject, not wanting to make you more upset.

he follows behind you, opening the fridge and looking for food. "is this fine?" he grabs mac and cheese from the night before, along with two drinks. you nod your head as malachi puts it in the microwave. grabbing two bowls, you accidentally drop one of them and it shatters on the floor.

fuck, you think, tears pooling in your eyes. the heat rises to your cheeks and your breathing gets shaky as tears start falling. malachi notices you just staring at the floor and turns you around to face him, frowning when he sees you crying.

"watch out for the glass- hey what's wrong? why are you crying baby?" he quickly moves you away from the glass before pulling you into a hug. "it's okay, i promise, what's the matter?" malachi pulls your head out of his chest to look at him, gently wiping your tears and gently rubbing your cheek.

you shake your head, burying your face back into his chest and squeezing the back of his shirt as you sob into his chest. after a few minutes, malachi pulls away to walk you to the couch, sitting next to you and grabbing your hands. "i'm right here. tell me what's got you so worked up sweetheart, i'm listening."

you finally vent to malachi about everything, him occasionally squeezing your hand and nodding.

"i didn't want to burden you with my problems, so i just bottle them up and keep them to myself. i'm sorry." you finish, waiting for him to say something.

"don't apologize. you know you can always tell me everything, i'm always here for you angel. you shouldn't feel like you have to bottle everything up." malachi reassures you, pulling you into another hug.

"thanks for understanding me, mal. i love you" you rest your head in the crook of his neck, feeling grateful. "i love you more." malachi kisses your shoulder, pulling away to go get your food from the microwave and clean up the glass.

a/n: sorry if this says mason anywhere lol😭😭😭 i thought this was cute