Beneath His Gaze // Darkiplier x Reader

Chapter 3: Stuck In My Head

Chapter 3: Stuck In My Head
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Your POV:

As I stood in the hallway, my body completly frozen and unsure of what to do next, I was staring right into Darks eyes.
I already knew long time ago through Marks videos, that Darkiplier is a scary character but experiencing his persona and intense stares in real life is even scarier.

My gaze was locked onto his, drawn into the cold abyss of his black eyes that seemed to appear as an endless void, consuming all light and emotion. Many cold layers of darkness were held captive in them. Making it unreadable of what he might think at the moment. Looking into Darkipliers piercing eyes felt like a place where all warmth and life seemed to be non-existent. His gaze carried a heavy and suffocating weight, making it hard to breath as I was feeling so small under his stare, exposed to his terrifying power.

"You're blocking my way."
When Dark spoke it felt like it was the calm before the storm. His voice was deep, smooth and controlled but with a tension inside of it that made my heart quicken as if danger was right beneath the surface.

As I was still lost in thoughts about his presence and didn't move out of his way, he took a step closer to me. "Do you need me to spell it out for you?" He asked me with a raised eyebrow, slowly losing his patience with me. Thats when I snapped out of my thoughts and tools a step aside, giving him enough space to walk past. "I-I'm sorry" I said quietly and initmidated by his command and following response. Keeping my eyes locked with his as he watched me step aside. Even though he wanted to move past me, he didn't do it right away and instead stood in the same place for a few more seconds. Taking his time as I could watch how his black lifeless eyes went up and down my whole body to meet up with my eyes again. Without any further words, Dark turned his head away from me again and finally walked past me down the hallway, brushing my arm slightly as he did so.

As he faded into the distance, the remnants of his cold aura was still wrapped around me, leaving me haunted by the intensity of our interaction, making me question of what had just happened.
If I think back at it, his presence wasn't just frightening but also intoxicating. It made me feel like I was yearning for more.

I immediately realized what I was thinking and shook my head, wanting to get rid of the thought of wanting to dive in deeper in this mysterious and eerie persona of Darkiplier. Knowing that this will not end well and I was way to unsteady for an other toxic person in my life anyway..

After I successfully came back into reality, I finally found my way to Marks recording room, where he wanted to meet me. Knocking on the wooden door before hearing a mufffled "Come in!".
I stepped inside the room and saw Mark editing some YouTube videos before spinning around in his chair to face me with a smile. "Sit with me and ask whatever you want to know." Mark offered me as he was gesturing to an other chair near him. I was of course gladly taking his offer and sat down. Hands on my thighs. Not sure how to start this conversation.

"So... why did you never tell me?" I asked. This was probably the one question that made me confused the most. I mean Mark and I know each other since we've been in school together. We went through thick and thin and we always told each other everything. Well I at least thought we would.

Marks smile faded at my question. It's not a suprise for him, he knew that I would ask that but he was still not quiet ready to answer it since he didn't know how. "I-" He started before sighing and closing his eyes for a second. "I know that this is probably a stab in the back for you that I never told you about it but I kind of never found the right time to do so. I know you would never think of me that I'm crazy and make all of this up and yet I was scared of your reaction. Over the past few years you've had a lot going on in your life. Not just Justin but also your parents, school and so on. You were mentally completely unsteady and I didn't want to make it even worse for you and tell you that these manic, mad and party even demonic characters of mine actually exist." Mark explained with a soft voice. I was listening closely to his explanation. One part of me bring still disapppointed that he never told me something so big and important and yet the other part of the understood him. There was indeed a lot of bad things going on in my life over the past few years. The toxic relationship, the death of my parents, bullying back in school and some complex mental health issues. "I know that it wasn't right to never tell you and I apologize for it. I'm really really sorry (y/n). It's just such a difficult topic to start talking about.. I-" I interuppted Mark "Mark. It's okay. I understand. You didn't want to make my situation even worse and overwhelm me with all of this. Its alright. I'm sure that I still need a little time to process this and to get used to this whole situation but I'll be fine. You're still my best friend Mark. You've done so much for me already to make me happy. More than any other person ever did. I'll accept your apology, don't worry about it any more." I reassured him with a warm smile. Getting one back from Mark before he pulled me in for a hug.