No Choice |Glitchy Red X Reader|

___CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT___

Every living thing has a choice, right?

: Wrong.

Wh-What the hell are you doing in my inner monologue?!

: Uh, first of all, this is mine!
: You just came and forced your way here...
: Second of all, the chapter hasn't even started so anything goes
: And! You have another monologue right after this one!
: SO GET OUT!

Anything goes you said? So how do you start the chapter then?

: ...you just...

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That night was the beginning of the end for my life.

I wasn't sure if my future was certain for once, but I knew that there was a great danger coming to light.

Something within me had changed drastically, and it was affecting my mindset.

My emotions were in turmoil.

My friendships were becoming strained.

And it was all his fault.

But I still had no idea as to what he meant by saying,

"When it has formed fully, I will come back for you."

This it that he was referring to had me puzzled for the longest.

After Zalgo, I was sent down a spiraling staircase of my own demise. Nothing was the same and only one thought ran through my mind:

"Protect Red."

He was the only one that treated me like I was the only important person in the world. He showed me so much love and care. So why...

Why did things have to end this way...?

I never used him, yet he looked so defeated. I always loved him, yet he felt so broken.

And it wasn't until that fateful moment, when I saw him struggling, that I realized what was truly set in stone for me.

For both of us.

A new life that we would have together.

In the form of a seed.

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That promise that Lost Silver made to me.

It'll come in handy soon enough.

I didn't think something like this would happen so soon, let alone at all.

I was being naive like always of course, and it led to a not so great ending.

At least, before then, I spent a lot of time with Y/n. I got to learn more about her and she about me.

We had only been on one date sure, and our relationship was kind of a rush, but it helped me in more ways than one.

I was aware that I was practically on my death bed since Glitchy was struggling to maintain his place within my body.

But Y/n took that pain away and opened my heart with ease.

As if she were the only one that could make that happen.

I wanted to be with her longer, spend more time with her, go on more dates even.

Yet for some reason, I felt as though we did enough while we were caring for each other for the past month.

Our days were good and sometimes bad, but regardless, we never left each other's side.

So why...

Why did I push her away in that final moment?

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"Hey babe, you feeling any better?" I walked in her room and smiled a bit. Y/n was laying in her bed, her skin pale in tone and her face lacking any expression.

"Mhm..." She mumbled quietly with a small nod, her eyes focused on her trembling hands.

The events of last night had left me confused and her in some state of shock. I didn't even know what had happened, but if it hurts Y/n, then I was going to make it right.

It was a new day, Sunday to be exact. Y/n had woken up later than usual and it was almost noon because of it. I had warmed up leftovers that she didn't eat in hopes that she would eat it now but...

That didn't seem to be the case.

"I brought you food." I held out the bowl and a fork with fried rice inside. She gently shook her head and continued to avoid my eyes. I frowned and sighed softly in anguish.

"Is there something you need though? I'll go do it right now!" I smiled nervously and looked around for anything she would want.

"Your favorite flower. What is it?" She asked me quietly, her eyes now closed and her breaths growing shallow. My eyes widened and I smiled a bit.

"Hm..." I walked over and sat down on the foot of her bed. It slowly fell underneath my weight and I sunk into the soft mattress. "A rose."

My words caught her attention and she looked up at me. "How come?" I stretched and gave her a cheeky grin. "Well, it's because of their simple complexity."

"That's an oxymoron... dumbass..." She muttered and glared at me softly. I laughed and shook my head. "Wait, wait... I know it is. But think about it."

"Everyone loves roses and think of them as a sign of love. To me, roses are the embodiment of your lover. You remind me of a beautiful crimson rose, Y/n. Although you're simple to other people as a sign of love, you are truly love itself. Your petals are the layers that mask that raw bud at the center. For you, they are simply protecting your true emotions deep within. That vulnerable side of you that houses all of your secrets." I explained my ideology with a smile, my eyes locked onto hers.

Y/n was taken back by my explanation and for the first time since yesterday, I saw her eyes fill with emotion.

Pleasure.

"Red... that's so sweet..." She placed a hand over her mouth and looked away from me. I rubbed the back of my head and gave a nervous smile.

"That was really cheesy of me, sorry... But, what's your—"

"Orchid."