A Sky Full of Stars - 13th Doctor x Reader

Always

Warning - Mentions of domestic violence and physical abuse.

The doctor had tucked you up in her bed, beside her, and you were getting some much needed sleep.

Unfortunately, you began to stir, your peaceful dreams being interrupted and twisted into a nightmare.

You were having a violent flashback.

You saw yourself running towards the dining room as fast as you physically could, having heard the heart stopping, chilling screams, coming from your mother.

You knew what you were going to find when you ran in there, but you couldn't just leave her, you had to help.

You rushed inside and was greeted by the view of your vicious father, towering over your mum's cowering body on the floor. You could see dark bruises forming on her face and a trickle of blood flowing from her nose.

"Stay back" she tried to say to you.

"Shut up!" your father screamed at her, his foot forcefully kicking into her side.

"Stop!" you screamed.

You felt your heart sinking, as your father's menacing eyes left your mum and turned to stare at you.

Looking into his eyes made you think of a dark descending pit, leading to the burning fires of hell.

You could tell he had been drinking.

"You don't tell me what to do!" he slurred at you, moving closer towards you.

You tried to back away, but he grabbed you by the arm, yanking you in his direction with such force, you felt like it was going to come out of its socket.

You looked down at your mum's helpless and beaten body. She was barely conscious.

"Do you want to end up like her?" he growled at you.

"Why...why did you hurt her..." you barely whispered.

"because I can!" he laughed.

"And I can hurt you too" he grimaced. You felt his strong fist connect with your face, sending you sprawling onto the ground.

"Please..." you begged him to stop.

He just glared down at you, and you knew what was coming next.

You attempted to protect your body as much as possible, curling into a ball on the ground.

He released his rage on you, you felt every punch, every kick... every single blow, as he viciously beat your body.

You were only a child, you were helpless and defenceless, you just had to lay there in agony, waiting for it to stop.

Once your father stopped, you felt your weak body being dragged across the floor.

He shoved you into a small storage room and you heard the key turn in the lock on his exit. You hated being trapped in small, confined spaces.

You remembered curling back into the foetal position and rocking your body, trying not to think of the unbelievable amount of pain you were in. You sobbed violently, until your body ran out of energy and you shut your eyes in exhaustion.

"(y/n)...(y/n)..." you could hear your name being called, and felt someone gently shaking you, trying to wake you up.

Your eyes shot open and you felt panicked, your heart was beating too fast and your breathing was uncontrollable.