Ben drowned X reader

People Pleaser

Emily: Hey Y/n tell me something, don't you think that maybe you were too good at being a people pleaser? I know it's not easy having to keep up with appearances or your family name, but nobody likes a copycat of the original artwork. You don't like me and I don't like you either, constantly being compared with what the other does best or having to beat the other one. A battle between the firstborns to represent the family in the social circle, having to keep up an act while pretending nothing is wrong with how we are. You, me, and Kevin are part of a show that can never end as long as we still live with our parents or are part of a toxic family.

Face it already! Wake up, no matter how hard any of us tries to be perfect or the very image of what our parents want us to be... we can never truly be loved as an individual. We don't live in one of those fairy tales where the good guys get the happy ending, by the end of the day the clock strikes back to the beginning of a new day. But not in a different script, the same people, the same masks, and the same rules that we can't break free from. We are the ones who get punished or degraded for stepping out of line when we want to do what the other wants to do.

Tell me... *Tears start forming in her eyes while Emily's body quivers in disappointment and anger.* How long have we obeyed? How many times did we change for the sake of the family... and how many times have we failed them...

Y/n:.. We tried for nearly our whole lives at such a young age, you could say we had no real childhood to remember happily. But even if we had no childhood it doesn't mean we can't get creative when it comes to planning out our own ideas. *You push her hands away from your shoulder, refusing to cry in front of the girl who took your parents' affection from you and the boy you once loved.* I will not end up as one of the daughters who shamed the family name, I am not alone you hear me. Unlike you Emily I don't plan on using someone I love as an advantage to break free from the cycle of abuse. Though I wear invisible chains that I can not break or leave from... It won't stop me from dreaming of my own happily ever after.

*While Emily kept bringing up the way you two were born being like puppets on a string, the boys decided to sit down inside the ice cream shop to have a serious discussion. Well, one of them had other intentions to ruin or possibly sour the other's interest in you.*

Kevin: So what's your name pretty boy, if you even have one? *He says while eating chocolate-flavored ice cream on a cone.*

Ben: The name's Ben, now get to the point of what you really want to tell me. I know there's something between you and Y/n, at least that's what I assume since you and that girl started insulting her. *Ben crosses his arms while glaring at the boy*

Kevin: Great cause I wasn't looking forward to explaining the whole story between me and her. Anyway, how much is she paying you to date her? No sorry, let me rephrase that... How much did she pay you to pretend the two of you are dating? You certainly got the looks to pull any girl to your chest but clearly, you gotta have better taste.

*A long eerie silence fell throughout the store, Ben was enraged at the stupid ridiculous questions that he was told. However, considering your feeling and not wanting Slenderman to find out about another incident. Ben held in his frustration though it wouldn't be seen unnoticed because the moment one of Ben's hands turned into a fist the power went out. His anger was so strong that the electricity from Kevin's phone started to glitch for no reason, confused he took it out of his pocket from feeling a vibration. On the screen each app that Kevin had started popping up, with files and pictures that were from illegal and p*rn sites. *

*As Ben saw Kevin panic at how out of control his phone was acting, the battery inside the electronic began burning up really quickly. Causing Kevin to drop his phone to the ground before it caught on fire, the small pieces of metal from the chips sparked flames of how overloaded it was from activity. In shock Kevin stared hard at his phone while stepping on it to kill the fire, while that was happening Ben couldn't help but punch himself in the stomach under the table to secure his mouth from laughing. After 3 minutes had passed by, Kevin picked up his now busted phone and slipped it back into his pocket. Then began looking at Ben in a calm tone to continue speaking.*

Kevin: Did you pull a prank on me just now?

Ben: *Shrugs* Do you hear yourself? How would I be able to do something like that, I wasn't born with powers and I haven't even touched nor looked at your phone since you had it in your pocket this whole time. Now mind explaining to me your deal with Y/n now that everything went back to normal?

Kevin: Listen here prick, I am telling you this for your own good. Y/n is not what she seems the moment she finds something useful about you is the moment you kiss goodbye to your freedom. Y/n is the only daughter of the L/n family, the most powerful and well-known one in the social pyramid of this part of the county! Her father is one of the top 5 officers along with her mother being an assistant nurse to one the biggest hospitals in the state! Sure you and your family would gain many benefits for being the boyfriend of their only daughter but they care more about their reputation than some silly love life! The moment they know that your family or you are not on their "level" like me and my family, you are going to be crushed to the ground like powder!

All I'm saying is that it is best to avoid such a family and a girl that pretends to be someone she never was, you at least know that she's a people pleaser and would do anything to make her parent's proud. Even if it means harming or using others to get them what they ask for, she is like a dog that obeys the masters' orders and wishes. Abandons her own feelings while accepting the fact she will never or no matter what be more than just a doll that sits and entertains others. Take this as advice from the guy she was arranged to marry.

*Kevin gets up from the table he was once sitting as he heads to the cashier to order and pay for Emily's ice cream then heads out to meet her back on the spot. Ben was struck with confusion and anger, as well as concerned about the conversation with Kevin. Soon he too also got up from his seat and ordered your ice cream, taking his time walking he didn't want to believe everything that boy said but he knew that it was only fair to listen to your side of the story. Because he wasn't going to allow one rough conversation to persuade him to forget about you.*