jerome x reader || hi gorgeous, I'm jerome (COMPLETED)

chapter 8

It was the next day, you had woken up earlier than normal due to lack of sleep; your brain kept you up all night thinking about what you would say to him today.

You had never been to Arkham Asylum before and the things you had heard about it made you never want to go there, but here you were getting ready to visit the place.
Getting ready seemed to take forever; each step was prolonged and steady almost as if you were preparing yourself for what you were about to face or even contemplating going there at all.

Like usual you could hear your mum yelling downstairs, she would always find something to get angry over even the smallest of things.

You had finished getting ready after what felt like hours and there you were hovering at the top of your stairs bracing yourself for whatever your mum was about to hit you for. Whenever she would get angry, which was near enough every day, she would always take it out on you whether that be by hitting you, throwing something at you or just simply yelling until you cried.
The majority of the time you hadn't done anything wrong but you were the only thing she had left in her life to hate.

"WHERE ARE THEY!" The screams filled the room as your mum swung her arms around frantically searching for something.
"Where is what?" Your voice timid, you cautiously approached her.
"MY PILLS! YOU TOOK THEM!" she had sleeping pills because she could never sleep at night from the constant crying of your baby brother and the apparent 'thoughts' she continually had.

"Why would I take them?!" You screamed back, getting progressively more angry that she was accusing you. She would do this thing where she would accuse you of something so much that she would start to truly believe it which just made her more abusive.

"I DON'T KNOW WHY DOES ANYONE DO ANYTHING! I JUST KNOW YOU TOOK THEM" She grabbed a remote control and hurled it towards you with such force. It soared through the air while you tried to duck but you weren't quick enough. It slammed against your face creating a gash above your eye, blood soon began rushing out as you tried desperately to find something to hide behind.

"YOU'RE CRAZY!" Your voice broke as your voice pierced through the air hoping she would feel some sort of remorse but instead she continued throwing things around searching for her pills.

Her back was turned so you took that as an opportunity to run out of the house as fast as you could, still trying to stop the bleeding from your head.
You could hear footsteps running towards the door, you hid behind a bush and watched as your mum screamed your name down the street several times before giving up and slamming the door shut.

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There it was. Arkham Asylum. The place you never dared to enter and yet here you stood facing the massive gates that guarded the place.

You had made it to Arkham and it was a lot bigger than you expected. The blood had dried up and wasn't so painful anymore. You were lucky to get out of there when you did.

A sigh escaped your lips as you trudged through the gates and up to the entrance.

"Hello, I'm here to visit an inmate" Your voice was hushed as if you were scared to be heard.
"Name." The woman from behind the glass spoke with a cold, inexpressive tone not looking at you once.

"Y/n, here to see Jerome Valeska" You spoke, almost proudly. The woman stopped dead and raised her head to you. Her glazed eyes wandered over your body, analyzing every part of you. You guessed you were his first and no doubt only visitor since the woman stayed silent for a long time.

"I need a guard down here now" The woman picked up a phone to her side and spoke down it, her eyes locked on you at all times.

Within seconds a guard had appeared from down the hall and marched up to you both.
"Take this lady to cell C-198" The guard simply stared at you both like he had never heard of that cell before.