Young Gods x J. Valeska

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⚛ karina

"Are you serious?" I questioned the young male guard standing in the small doorway of the restroom, the word 'Arkham' imprinted on his light blue shirt pocket in small black letters.

He couldn't be any younger than twenty something years old, but he sure did look like it; his facial features almost identical to the guys I dated in my senior year of high school.

Maybe it won't be as bad as we thought. I shook the voice off, not wanting to go over a list of reasons with her about why it was a bad idea to be in here right now.

We weren't supposed to be in here, we were supposed to be out there in the real world enjoying life, like every other normal eighteen year old. Was she too blind to see that simple truth?

"Is there an issue with the uniform in your hand, Ms.Samuels?" The man, who's name tag read Derrick, asked me in a dubious tone; not realizing that the problem wasn't the dress but him.

His light brown eyes searched for any sign of a physical problem on the tattered piece of striped clothing resting over my shoulder; coming short soon after, only to continue to stand there and ponder what the problem at hand really was.

When he continued doing so, to the point where it started to annoy me to even watch him, I raised a cautious hand up to stop him; not wanting to seem as a threat to him and ruin my chances at a comfortable life already.

"I just," I lowered my hand once I caught his attention, with him calmly nodding at me to continue with my sentence. "I just don't feel comfortable changing in front of you."

My cheeks grew hot, taking on a tint of pink, at how embarrassing my statement probably sounded to his ears; A murderer of ten too shy to change in front of a guard at her new home. How much more pathetic could I get in one day?

Let's test that out today. She maniacally giggled, not making the situation at hand any easier for me.

I mean, it wasn't that I was insecure about my body type - which was actually the complete opposite for me - it was just the multiple scars and cuts that disgustingly adorned it and she was very aware of that.

"Oh." He exclaimed, his own face growing red in embarrassment due to not realizing it sooner. "I'm so sorry. I-"

"It's okay." I laughed, stripping my clothes from last night off - my last connection to any sign of normality - when his back was finally turned to me.

The dress fit snug and loose at all the right places. It was a bit old looking, though, but I didn't mind that part much.

Huh, well I guess it's not that bad then.

Definitely better than jail, am I right? That much I couldn't disagree with, it was way better in here already than that one tragic night I spent in jail due to burglary.

The cop at the GCPD would've shot me a dirty look for simply requesting him to turn around and give me a second of privacy to change. Not that I blamed him, though.

"Thank you." I finally spoke up once I finished folding up my clothes, making him turn back around to face me when I was done getting ready for hell. "You're really nice for a cop, you know that?"

My clothes bundled up together, the folding becoming pointless, when I placed them inside the plastic bag he held open. "It's actually my first week here." He sheepishly admitted, tying a small knot at the top of the bag.

"Ah," I glanced down as he handcuffed my hands again, softly holding onto my arm and pulling me out of the restroom. "Is it as terrible as everyone says it is to work here or is that just all talk?"

"It's not as bad as you think." He assured me, a boyish smile playing across his flushed lips as he looked down at me. "Well, here we are."

I looked up at the entrance of the asylum's cafeteria, not noticing that we had even stopped walking. "Uh huh." I nodded, turning around to see another cop standing next to him. "So this is where our friendship ends?"

"No," He started walking away before turning over his shoulder to look in my direction, the new cop at my side shooting him a look of anger. "I'll see you around, Samuels."

"Officer Smith, no flirting with the inmate!"

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I know I have another Jerome story up but that one's before Maniax, this one is set during Jerome being in the Asylum. I hope you like it! ❤️

Our fav, Jerome, will be in the next chapter. I promise. ;D ❤️