Tongue Twister (Masky x Reader)

Chapter 2: Smoke

The night has come. You were supposed to go on patrol with Masky tonight. You've done it plenty of times before, but this was...well...different. You're stuck with him for a long while now.

He stood downstairs with his arms crossed, waiting for you. You took your weapons and came down the stairs. He was obviously annoyed but kept it in. He opened the door for himself and went out, he started walking as if you weren't even present. 'woww, what a gentleman', you thought, and ran up to him. You felt kind of nervous cause the both of you were quiet, and he'd get pissed if you said anything. So you put your arms behind your back and walked, trying to enjoy the chilly might breeze. Surprisingly, he broke the silence. "We're supossed to watch the North part of the woods.", he said. I just nodded. I wanted to respond, but I'm feeling salty. He always told me to shut up, so why not do what he says, right? This might even be fun.

You kept walking about 10 more minutes without saying anything, which was a challenge for you since you can't stand the silence.

When all of the proxies and yourself are on a mission, he'd be WAY more talkative. He vents about his day, tells us which tree is stable enough to climb on, jokes around... He talks to Hoodie the most since they're best buddies, and knowing the fact that he despises me kind of hurts. You always wondered what you did wrong whenever he hurts you, physically and mentally. He's not hitting you or anything, just harshly pulling you around by your wrist, grabbing a hold of your neck when you wouldn't listen to him... Well, he only did that two times, but that doesn't mean he won't do it again.

You were climbing on a tree, looking for the spot Masky went on. He moved a little so you could pass, which was surprising, but you weren't going to complain. You sat down on a thick branch, and now came four favorite part... Gazing at everything and joking/talking to everybody... Except you were alone. With Masky. Who does not like you. AT. ALL.

You sighed. Slenderman sends you on patrols to look out for the woods, to see if there are any tresspassers. And if there are any, you take them out.

You heard a lighter click. Ugh, he's going to smoke, isn't he?

"Hey, could you not?", you asked with slight irritation in your voice. He stopped, gave you a look, then continued lighting his cigarette. When he succeeded, he puffed out a smoke. "I'm serious, stop", you shoo the smoke out of your face. This man inhaled a huge cloud of smoke then puffed it all in your face. You tried blowing it away, but coughed a few times. He let out a 'hmpfh' with a smile, as if letting out a small laugh. 'Ughh, this guy', you scold in thought.

A few minutes passed, and there was silence. But rather than uncomfortable, it was rather enjoyable. You can feel and hear the chilly night breeze going through the leaves of the tree. The moonlight shines bright enough to see everything, and the stars... It looked like you were absorbed in a galaxy...

Then a question popped into your head... A question only Masky himself knew the answer to. But you were scared to ask. Of course you were, after how he treated you. But his smile you saw earlier gave you confidence. So you quietly asked, careful not to disturb him in any way. "Hey, Tim..?", you wait for an answer. "That's Masky to you", he replied. You sighed. "Okay, Masky.?", you play with the ends of your jacket. "What", he again, replies. 'He's such a mood', you think to yourself.

"So... I've been wondering... Not- Not wondering, like, I don't ask myself this every second, but It'd be really nice to know-"
"get on with it", he cut you off.
There was silence, you didn't exactly know how to ask this.
"Why do you hate me?", you let the question flow out of your mouth.

He took a breath in as if he was going to respond, but... He kept quiet. Looks like he doesn't know how to respond.
Silence. Again. God, you were about to give up trying to befriend him. You know what? Not even befriend him. Just make him stop being such an ass.

"I don't hate you", he finally said.
You were shook. 'I knew he doesn't hate me. He despises me', you joked to yourself.
"Why?", he asked.
"Wh-....What do you mean, 'why'?", you questioned, confused if he's serious or just plain stupid.
"I mean it exactly as I said it. Why", he responded rather quickly.

"It just seems like you don't like me at all for some reason... I mean, whenever I talk or something you always want to shut me up. Or the time when you grabbed me by my neck? And whenever I don't agree with your decision you have to painfully pull me back to the mansion.", you quietly said, trying to keep things quiet so you don't ruin the pretty silence with your arguments.
"You always look at me as your enemy... Why is that?", you finished.

He'd usually be yelling at you by now, but he's sitting next to you, looking at the moon, quietly listening to what you had to say.

"You know, I never wanted to be like that towards you", he turned to look at you, then back at the moon.

"huh?", you were confused.

"that one night, when I shot you, you pissed me off. I thought it was stupid for someone to think they've got a chance of running away from Slender. And when you didn't listen when I told you to stop... I thought you were iust going to be another scared pain in the ass. Crying for momma, wanting to go home and not look at blood...", he paused.

"You're not exactly like that. Fucking god, anybody would be runnin' like a headless maniac if they were in that situation", he continued, "but I never wanted to get attached to another person. One more person mean one more life to look out for. What am I even saying, forget I even said anything", he sighed.

"I understand where you're coming from. You've been through a lot", you reassured.

"You don't know shit about me or my past", he said coldly. "You think you're special? Just fuck off and get off my back already"

Ouch. That was unnecessary. You huffed. 'Fine, have it your way'. You got up from the branch. He wasn't moving. "Where do you think you're going", he puts his leg in front of you.
"Away from you, that'll make you happy, wouldn't it", you try getting past his leg, but you don't succeed.

"Yeah, then get myself in an hour of Slender's lectures? I don't think so", he gets up and gets you to sit down. "Don't touch me", you say, trying to sound intimidating, again, you don't succeed. "Don't talk to me like that, I swear I'm gonna fucking kill you", you get up again. "You could've done it 20 times already! What the fuck are you waiting for?", you starts walking back and forth on the long tree branch. "You get on my nerves so fucking much! I can't stand you!", you start complaining. "(Y/n)...", he says slowly. "No! I'm sick and tired of you bossing me around everyday!", you start pacing faster. "(Y/n), calm down. You're gonna-", "(Y/n) what?! (Y/n) go fuck yourself! (Y/n) shut up! (Y/n) do this, do that, then shut the fuck up! All I'm asking for is- aHH", you slipped, and thankfully, Tim grabbed your hand in time. You were dangling off a tall tree in the woods at night.

"I keep telling you to listen to me, god damnit", he grits his teeth and pulls you up, resulting in you holding onto him for dear life. "I... Sorry.", you whisper quietly, ashamed of the show you put on. He sighed. "I'm sorry too."