Homestuck x reader

Prom Night (Jane x reader)

(Quick warning: there is a scene where abuse is attempted on the reader)

"You ready?" You asked.

"I guess so." Jane said haltingly. With that, you grabbed her hand and entered the department store. The hunt for prom dresses had begun.

"So what do you think you would like?"

"My date said that he'd like to wear red, so I ought to look for that." She scanned the racks, looking for a dress.

"Sooo?" you said.

"So what?"

"Who's the lucky guy?" You honestly didn't want to know who and you yourself didn't know why. The idea of Jane going with a guy made you uncomfortable for unknown reasons.

"Russ Brian. He seems cute. What about yourself?" she asked as she pulled a dress off the rack and examined it.

It was white and you supposed the embroidered red at top was supposed to be flowers, but in all honesty, it looked more like blood. Jane quickly put it back.

"Forest Monteiro. I think he's in your media tech class."

"Oh." Jane said it in a clipped way.

"What is it?" You asked as you pulled two dresses down. One was long and resembled the night sky, and the other was short and baby blue.

"Well, have you, ya know, actually gotten to know him?"

"Not extremely well. Why?"

"He, um... He's gotten in trouble more than once."

"So has Dirk and Dirk's a great guy." You placed the baby blue back on the rack.

"No, I mean... Dirk got in trouble for bringing his katana to school, which he never used, and he also built those robots that destroyed the lab. He didn't get in trouble for direct violence. Forest did. He got caught outside the school with some pretty intense drugs... and he attacked the genetics teacher a couple weeks ago because he got a C on a quiz."

"Who told you that?"

"..."

"Jane?"

"Meenah, but-"

"You actually believed her?"

"Yes, but-"

"You know she's known for making things up-"

"(Y/N)!" Jane suddenly grabbed you and spun you around to face her, making you drop the dress you were holding. Her expression was startlingly serious.

"Meenah got out of that class just after it happened. She was fucking shaking. If Meenah was making this up, she's a damn good actress. I'm not saying that you should listen to dipshit rumors and ditch him, because I'm not a hundred percent sure myself, but I'm asking you to be careful because-..."

She suddenly went quiet and went back to browsing. What was she going to say?

"I think I like this one." She said in a monotone voice, selecting a red 50's style dress off the rack. "I'll be in the changing rooms."

Jane left you still standing there, absorbing her warning.

'Jane just swore.' you thought. Whenever Jane swore, it was a no bullshit sign. You needed to follow her advice and keep a wary mind.

~~~~~

You anxiously went up to the school. Some part of you hoped that Forest wouldn't be there. Unfortunately, he stood in front of the doors, tapping his feet. When you approached, his head whipped around to see who it was.