The Confusion of Love (Jeff the Killer x reader x Eyeless Jack)

Fourth Chapter

The muffled sound of pots and pans banging together roused you from your sleep. Confused as to who would be so loud this early in the morning you began your daily routine of convincing your body to roll out of bed. After a good five minutes of not moving a muscle, you mentally shrugged and snuggled back into your warm and comfy bed absent-mindedly wondering in the person would make you breakfast in bed.

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As you walked deeper into the woods a soft yet strongly played piano melody floated through the air enticing you to follow it to the source. Curious as ever you obeyed the music and strolled deeper into the woods. As you followed the music to its source the melody began to pick up in tempo before dropping again into a soft tune. You knew you were close to the source of the music as you heard the keys of the piano hitting the polished wood. Ducking underneath the gently swaying branches of a willow tree you stepped into a clearing with Jack who was playing the piano with his back turned to you. As Jack played the melody of the song began to pick up a slightly darker tone before transitioning into a soft tone again. You remained silent watching Jack play.

"(Name.)"

"Yeah?" you softly whispered.

Jack held a low G note for a few seconds.

"(Name.)" He whispered.

You slowly stepped forward. "Jack? Is there something wrong?"

Jack's arms stopped moving but the piano continued to play its conflicting melody.

"Jack?"

Jack shook his head violently. "Why? Why (Name)? Why do you care about me so much?!"

You blinked. "Because you're my friend Jack. Friends care for each other."

A dry and humorless chuckle came from Jack. "(Name), what's my full name?"

You frowned as you realized that Jack never told you his full name. "...I don't know," you confessed. "You never told me..."

Jack chuckled again. "That's because I don't even know my full name. I don't even know my actual name."

"..You don't?"

"As far as I know, my memory is excellent. I haven't forgotten anything since I became like this."

"Jack?"

"(Name), how did I introduce myself to you when we first met?"

You shuffled your feet uncomfortably. "You introduced yourself as Eyeless Jack."

Jack nodded his back still to you. "That's because that's the name I was given when I first met them. They gave me this name because I don't know my own. I was just another lost monster who had managed to somehow survive in this world and find the other ones like me."

"Jack, you're scaring me. What are you even talking about?"

"Can't you take the damn hint (Name)!?" he suddenly yelled. "I'm telling you that I'm a monster! You need to stay away from me!!"

At his outburst, you flinched back your hands instinctively rising to protect yourself. "..You're not a monster Jack..." you whispered.

"YES (NAME). I AM A MONSTER." Jack abruptly stood up knocking the bench that he had been sitting on, back. He spun around and pointed at you. "WHY CANT YOU SEE THAT. WHY CANT YOU SEE THAT I AM A MONSTER?!" Jack slowly began to walk towards you waving his hands around in the air angrily. "EVEN THE OTHER MONSTERS KNOW THAT I'M A MONSTER. THEY KNOW (NAME). THEY KNOW." Halfway to you he stopped and dropped to his knees holding his face in his hands. "I'm a fucking monster..."