Beneath His Gaze // Darkiplier x Reader

Chapter 1: A New Beginning

Chapter 1: A New Beginning
-------------------------------------------------

You've been living in a cheap hotel for a few days now. The room is lacking every kind of comfortness that you could imagine. The floor and walls are dirty, everything smells like cigarettes, the bed is squeeky, only cold water runs out of the shower and the sink in the bathroom doesn't even work properly. And if it couldn't get any worse.. the air conditioning wasn't working either. It was truly a nightmare.

If you were honest with yourself, all of this is still way better than staying with your ex-boyfriend Justin. He's the reason you're in this situation right now.
As you both were together, he was very abusive and toxic towards you. He made you feel small and worthless every single day. He always yelled at you for no reason, insulted you and abused you physically.. and yet he was extremly jealous as soon as you went out with friends, especially when Mark was with you. Justins jealousy got so bad that he has forbidden you to keep contact with Mark or with any of your friends. He also has forbidden you to ever get a job so you have no choice but to rely on him financially. One day he even locked you inside your boths house. It was pretty much like he hated you and yet nobody else was allowed to get close to you.

It took you a while to realize what your ex was actually doing to you since he also had times where he was the sweetest boyfriend you could've ever imagined. Je was caring, complimenting you and taking you out on nice dates. But that was probably just his way to manipulate you and to get you emotionally attached to him. Treatint you one day like a queen and the next day like a piece of trash. All of this actually worked. You were scared of him and yet couldn't get it over your heart to leave him. But that has changed.

While you lay on your back on the squeaky bed and are lost in your thoughts of your ex, you are suddenly pulled out of it as you hear your phone ringing on the dusty nighstand right next to you.
You sat up and answered the phone. It's Mark.

"Whats up Mark?" you said a little tired and yet with a little smile on your face. Mark is your best friend since years and you're so happy that after you've gotten out of the relationship, you have contact with Mark again.

""What's up?"?! What do you mean with "What's up?"?! You forgot that I'm picking you up today?" he asks a little hurt but in a funny kind of way.
Thats when you realized it. Today is the big day that you finally get out of this cheap hotelroom and move into Marks house. It was really generous of him that he offered you a nice place to stay. A place you would feel safe at.

At his response your eyes opened wide in realisation and you finally got off the bed and quickly put your remaining stuff, like clothes or your charging cable, into your suitcases.

"Oh shit, I'm sorry Mark! I'll be out in a second, I promise!" You said as you hurried up and hectically grabbed your suitcases. "It's okay, I'll wait for you in front of the Hotel!" Mark said laughing, not taking it personal that you forgot about him.

You quickly hummed in respons, and after almost forgetting your keys for the hotelroom, you got out of it as fast as you could, closing the door behind you. Not looking back because you for sure won't be missing this dusty and stinky cheap little room that you barely were able to afford.

As you got down the hallways of the Hotel, packed up with your bags, you gave back the key of your hotelroom and left the building, only to be met with that huge and goofy smile of Mark.

"Now finally, Ive been waiting like ages!" Mark said dramatically before laughing. Obviously joking around again.
In response you just grinned in embarresment and punched one of his arms softly.

Mark grabbed your bags and put them into the back of his car where some other bags of yours were already laying in. Quickly moving to the cars passengers side and opening the door for you. "M'lady" Mark said while holding the door open for you and bowing down. He was such a goof and that's exactly why he's your best friend. He's always been there for you and always wanted you to be happy. Even when Justin has forbidden you to keep contact with Mark, Mark still tried to reach out to you and made sure you are okay. Well.. as okay as possible at least.