"𝐬𝐡𝐡𝐡, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞. 𝐢 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨."
･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ
in which ashton finds luke on the sidewalk in the rain and nurtures him at his house to protect him from his bipolar father.
!dom ashton
!shy/timid luke
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"you worthless piece of shit. get out of this house!!" i wake up from my bad dream, my skin is a mixture of cold and hot, sweat covering my entire body. i check the clock on the side table.
3:23 am
my heart beats rapidly in my chest. ashton lays beside me, snuggled up in the blankets, his lips slightly parted. i remember the kiss we shared just a few hours prior, the whole thing feels like a dream to me now. on the verge of tears, i spill into the bathroom and shut the door quietly. tears run down my cheeks as i look in the mirror, disgusted by my appearance.
i'm so ugly. why the hell do i look like this?
quiet whimpers escape my mouth, the tears fall to the floor. i lift my t-shirt up to reveal my stomach. i pinch at the sides, dissatisfied with the rolls of fat sticking out. i suck in my stomach, making it disappear completely. soon, i start to hyperventilate, my throat closing up. i choke on my words, trying to get ashton's help. "A-ASH-ASHTON!" footsteps charge at me, and the bathroom door opens. "luke! what happened? did you have a bad dream?" he asks, picking me up and letting me lean on him "y-yeah," i whimper as more tears roll down my cheeks "can you tell ashton what happened in your dream?" he asks, wrapping his arms around my neck from behind "my d-dad," i stutter, looking at my almost-healed bruises on my abdomen and stomach "what did he do?" he asks gently, looking at me in the mirror silence fills the bathroom. i struggle to answer as more tears spill down my cheeks. "h-he called me worthless," i manage to say, and the look on ashton's face fades to a frown "oh lu, you know you're not worthless. don't let him make you believe that," "look at me ashton, i'm fat, i'm ugly-"
"luke robert hemmings you stop right there!" he interrupts as more hot tears flood down my boiling skin "you are beautiful. and you need to believe it. look at your eyes, your beautiful hair, your smile, your stomach, your thighs, everything about you is perfect. i love everything you hate," he admits, tears forming in his honey-golden eyes "no, don't start crying please," i mutter in a whimper "i can't stand it when you speak so poorly about yourself luke! i've told you so many times before that you are beautiful all on your own. if you walk this earth without self-love, you're making it so much harder for yourself." he speaks harshly, tears threatening to fall "ashton, don't cry," i mutter angrily, my heart beating rapidly in my chest, my breathing speeding up and becoming irregular. he notices and takes a step closer to me, grabbing my hand and leading me back to bed. my cries become louder as i hear the words of my father in the back of my head.
"shhh, ashton's here. i'm going to count down from ten and i want you to breathe," he whispers "ten," i take a deep, shaky breath, trying to forget about the nightmare. "nine," i inhale again, slowing down my breaths "eight," "seven," "six," and finally, he gets to one. once he finishes, he presses a kiss to my cheek and smiles softly, the pale morning light behind him casting a shadow onto his face "better?" he asks, holding my hand and rubbing circles back and forth i nod, even though his words stay stuck, swirling around in the back of my brain. "luke," i hum in response, slowly fluttering my eyes closed. "you're perfect, you know that?" i grin, keeping my eyes closed as his fingers trace invisible patterns across my skin. "now, we have to go back to bed cause i've got something really fun planned," he mutters, hovering over me and placing his lips onto mine. a tingly sensation flutters around in my stomach and my cheeks flush crimson. "but ash, what if-" "i'm right here, don't worry. if anything happens, wake me up and i'll be right here to cuddle you," he smiles again, pressing one more kiss to my temple before shutting his eyes.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
i'm soft 🥺 ashton is seriously so sweet and pure and oh my god i love him. anyways i'm writing this but i'm supposed to be doing homework oops :) vote and comment!!
