Jerome Valeska //Jeremiah Valeska // One-shots

Jeremiah x Reader - I'm here for you.

Requested by phantombiter

Trigger Warning: Bullying, self harm.

"Ugly."

"Slut."

"Bitch."

"Pathetic."

The names raced around her head, a non stop loop. Silent tears rolled down her face as she stared into the mirror, hating what she saw. It was a constant for her, to be called those names, to be shoved and beaten down. She never told Jeremiah, she didn't want to burden him with her problems.

Gently picking up the small blade, she stared at her reflection in the mirrored surface. Rolling up her long sleeves, she added more scars onto her scarred wrists. For her a blank canvas which she could paint on.

"Y/N? I'm back! Where are you?" Dropping the tiny razor, flinching as she cut deeper than she meant to, she froze as she heard his voice. She couldn't let him see her like this.

Quickly wrapping a clean, white bandage around her arm, she hazardly pulled down her sleeves and shoved the razor under the sink where it would not be found. Racing to wipe away her tears, she painted a fake smile and walked out to greet Jeremiah.

She found him in his office, the maze they lived in easy for her to navigate around after having memorised it. Jumping into his arms, she dug her head into his neck as he hugged her.

"Hey! You're back." She smiled at him, pulling away and kissing him passionately.

"Yeah, everything is set. The plan for Bruce is ready. Shouldn't be long now." She knew everything about his plans for the city and for Bruce Wayne. She knew he was slightly unhinged, but she din't care. She loved him and she knew he loved her.

"Do you want to watch a movie? Ecco has gone home, and I've missed you." Jeremiah questioned, caressing her cheeks softly.

"Yeah!" Dragging him by the arm, she made it to their room and turned the tv on. Quickly placing her favourite movie into the slot, she pushed him down onto the bed and snuggled into his side. He laughed at her enthusiasm and yanked the fluffy blanket around them.

About half way through the movie Y/N was slowly starting to fall into a deep sleep, drowsily trying to keep her eyes open and stay awake. Smiling lovingly at her, Jeremiah started to play with her hair, knowing it would send her straight to sleep. He didn't say anything, but he was growing increasingly worried for her. Recently, she had been off, especially when she would come back from University. Whilst everyone may believe he was a pyschopath unable to have feelings, he did love her. Y/N is he only person he ever loved or cared about. Sure he liked Ecco, but he would kill her if he had to. He would do anything for Y/N. Anything. He would die for her. The thought of anything making her upset caused his blood to boil and his need to kill someone rise.

Gently grabbing the remote, he switched the tv off and slipped down in the bed so that her head was resting on his chest. Smiling at her for a final time, his eyes shut as he drifted off to sleep. The quiet sounds of her breathing filling his ears and lulling him to sleep.

Waking up, he glanced at the clock to see it read 7:30 before glancing down at Y/N who was still sleeping peacefully on his chest. Caressing her hair, he prepared to wake her until he saw something that made his blood run cold. Gingerly grabbing her wrist, he lifted the oversized shirt to see bloody bandages wrapped around them. His breathe hitched, tears welled in his eyes as he realised what this means. Quickly shaking her awake he grabbed her shoulders and made her look into his eyes urgently.