Insanity (Varian X Reader) {Heathers AU}

Feel a Bit Punchy

(A/n: I said I was gonna update this, like, a zillion times-
And then I didn't-
I'mSorry,PleaseForgiveMe-
Either way, I pushed through and got this chapter done. Nearly cried while writing part of it-
Enjoyyyy)
(Also included an animatic version of the song this time for the little face at 1:10/1:11 XD)
(Also, it by a great artist! I love her animatics!)

(Edit: I forgot to title the chapter-
oof-)

I ran out of the assembly as fast as I could, not daring to look back. The stress and pressure had gotten to me.

As I ran past the bathroom, I heard sobs. I stopped running and went back to the bathroom. I quietly opened the door a bit. Peeking in I saw Catalina sitting with her back against the wall. She held something small in her hands, but I didn't realize what they were until she started to dump them in her mouth. I pushed the door open swiftly.

"No! Stop! D-don't do it!" I cried out. She looked up at me, her tear-stained face filled with hurt.

"Suicide is a private thing!" she said. It might've been almost funny, but considering the circumstances, it wasn't in the least. I ran over and sat down beside her.

"Throwing your life away to be a statistic in 7King Today? That's, like, the least private thing I can think of."

"But what about Stalyan and Eugene and Lance?" she said.

"If everyone jumped off a bridge, young lady, would you?" I asked her. She thought for a moment then nodded, shamefully.

"Probably..."

I sighed and took her hand in mine. She looked up at me.

"Hey. They don't define you. The only person who gets to tell you who you are and what you can do is yourself. Don't let the actions and opinions of others stop you from being happy."

She seemed to ponder it for a minute.

"Thanks for coming after me."

"You're welcome." I replied, "I know I'd want someone to do the same for me."

She gave me a grateful hug, which I returned.

~

Later on that day, I went to hang out with VD at his house.

"You are a genius." he said from his spot on the couch as I walked in, "You had me worried with your little confession there, but you pulled it off. Best place to hide- right in plain sight."

"No, I wasn't trying to hide." I told him.

"Why'd you have to meddle with McNamara? One more dead Popular's a good thing."

"She's my friend!"

"Okay, if she's your friend, then why are we letting Kiera Duke live?" he said, standing up to face me, "The jerk that made McNamara want to kill herself? You see, nothing ever changes, and honestly-"

"Hey, we are out of the change business, okay?" I said. I was sick and tired of all this. We then stared talking over each other.

"So we just let Duke run around ruining the same old lives for the same old people, because all that it does-" VD was saying while I was saying:

"No, listen, you promised me, listen, you promised-"

I stepped closer to him, which seemed to make him hush.

"Listen to me," I plead, "Listen to me. Just, don't talk over me, okay? You promised me." I said. That seemed to change his entire demeanor. He was suddenly subdued.