Dan / Phil x reader

Dan | Self-Harm

Trigger warning: mentions of self-harm and scars. Mentions prior encounters of abuse, and rape.

Prompt: Dan sees your self-harm scars on your wrist from the past.

Before you met Dan, your ex-boyfriend was abusive. He would yell at you and physically hurt you yet you didn't have the heart to leave him. He was your first 'true love,' or so you thought. You were too scared to hurt his feelings by running away even though he hurt you in so many worse ways. This brought you into a great depression, in which you did stuff to yourself that you regret to this day.

In the summertime you always wore bracelets, even to sleep so that Dan wouldn't see. You didn't want him to notice your scars in case it scared him off. As you hopped out of the shower, you saw Dan laying in your guys' bed.

"What do you wanna watch tonight, Riverdale or do you wanna catch up on Sherlock?"

"mmm... Riverdale. Sherlock can wait. I need to find out who the Black Hood is."

As you and Dan cuddled while watching, he slid his hand down your arm to hold your hand. You, being so fascinated by the show, completely forgot you never put your bracelets back on after you showered. He paused for a moment and gently rubbed his thumb against your wrist. You pulled your arm away, realizing that he must have seen your scars. Dan looked up at you and tears began to spill out of his eyes.

"Y-you.. uh-h.. were ne-ever meant to see that," you said choking on your own words while holding back your tears.

"Why didn't you tell me y/n? You know that I don't like it when your hurt. Please please please don't tell me these are recent, I couldn't live with myself if they were." Dan trailed off. He pulled you in for a hug and squeezed you tighter than ever before.

"No.. its been awhile since I last did it."

"Thank God," Dan embraced you even tighter. "Who or what did this to you? They deserve to rot in hell. I want to help you feel better you don't deserve this."

"Dan, you've already helped me."

"I'm glad, but who did this to you?"

"All this was caused Jack, my e-" Dan cut you off.

"He did this to you?!"

"Dan, just listen. He was abusive, he hit me, raped me, screamed at me, and when I met you everything changed. Everything bad in my life went away. You gave me enough strength to finally leave him, and you made it all better." You could see Dan's face getting redder and redder with anger every moment you recounted your past. "Babe, don't be angry that I didn't tell you," you said while caressing his cheek.

"I'm not angry with you, I'm angry with that son of a bitch. He hurt you like this. I can't just let that go!"

You leaned over a kissed Dan to shut him up. "But everything is alright now babe. We don't need to worry about the past now that I'm here with you."

Dan pulled you in for another hug, and you wrapped your arms around his chest.

"I'm still mad at him. Why would he want to hurt you?"

Dan continued to talk and talk, but you strated to doze off to sleep. You thought it was cute how much he cared about you and the extent that he would go to to protect you.