Pyromaniac Reader X Grillby

Chapter 19: Your light.

You still have nightmares about the asylum. You still remembered clearly about the times' procedures were done to you. But this time you believe that they caught you and are now taking you back. Back from the start where you were originally meant to be. To one of the procedures room once again.

You struggled in the cramped space with the movement you only to have access, for your hands and feet tied together. And with each breath, you make only makes the humidity increase creating a sticky feel to your skin. You can't see what's going on outside, but you felt hands holding onto the bag that carries you. Trapped in a body bag, you hit aiming at the top or bottom to loosen the zipper of the bag, only to realized the zipper was locked. 

Causing you to hyperventilate knowing you were getting closer to the hospital no matter how much you struggle, the thought of not knowing of time being pass or distance traveled to your not wanting destination only creates tension to your already fast pacing heart. All you think of is where is the help while another thought contradicts with three words 'this is it.' There will be no help out there for you to prevent this.

Grillby is half asleep with his flames half as dimmer than they are usually are. Only to be awakened by some noises. He has accidentally fallen asleep in the living room reading a book that is still on lying upon his lap wide open sliding off onto the sofa. Groggily he slowly stood himself up by the feeling of gravity pulling the weight of his body down as he readjusts his glasses.

He got startled by the noise that appeared again. Noticing that it was coming from upstairs, he went up stairs to see what you were doing so late at night. But just as he gets closer with each step of the staircase to the guest room he noticed that the noises were rather frantic. Making him pick his pace up along with the movement of his flames moves faster to your room. Now the noises that were desperate sounds precisely like someone was crying. He gets brighter than ever before.

Once he got to your room bursting through as he entered so worried that his flames have completely lit up the entire room almost on every corner. He saw you thrashing in your covers with a face wet with tears and sweat. 

"Y/N wake up!" Grillby called out to you shaking with his hands on your shoulders trying to bring you back to reality, "It's ok you're dreaming so wake up!" And indeed you woke up trembling in fear, but it does not mean you know that the dream is over. You screamed at Grillby to let go of you. Began hitting and kicking him to escape his grasp. He tells you to calm down, but you didn't care. You were too caught up in the fear that consumes your sense of awareness. 

"NO! Leave me be!" A pillow directly hit the fire monster's face causing the flames to be smothered for a moment also knocking off his glasses. You crawled away on the other of the bed begging that you don't want to go back. "Please! I hate that place. Just- please leave me alone!" You wailed as you start to choked up once you fell off the bed hitting your side. 

Grillby attempts to hold you down which was a difficult task in order from you from doing self-harming. Having arms tangled to one another, but you are persistent kept on fighting. He received a few hard hits from you until one made him step back. Leaving you in a state where you were unable to think properly nor move no more you only able to curl up like a small animal would do when in fear. Making you stature seem smaller as if it will contribute to making you unnoticed. Recovered from the earlier hit he approached you calmly as he places a hand on your back only to get a jolt in respond. 

He starts to caress your back in a circular motion giving you assurance as he softly spoke to you. "It's ok now it's me, Grillby." He felt the trembling stopped by the palm of his hand that is on you back. Feeling your heart rate slowed down you turn to Grillby who gives you a hand to get you to your feet. Still, in a wreck from the nightmare, you plopped your forehead onto his shoulder with fistfuls of cloth that clenching onto the sleeve for support. 

Grillby still telling you that everything is alright now. Very slowly you start to feel safe. You are now back in bed resting wide awake yet tired from the crying. You apologized to him when you noticed that his face was bare without glasses. His gaze is calm and forgiving; this is your first time you have seen him without his glasses. Closing your eyes, you feel the warmth of his flames as a reassuring sign that you're not alone he is there which allows you to let out a breath of relief. Knowing you won't be able to another your demons for an another day for Grillby is your light in the dark.