into the darkness (eyeless jack x male reader)

Kids with guns

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Jack
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(Y/N) went back inside the house the get his coat and say goodbye to people while I waited outside the house. When he came back, a broad smile stretched his lips.

"So, where are you taking me?" I questioned him.

"You'll see." He winked at me, then took my hand and started walking.

I didn't know where my friend was taking me but I trusted him. He knew the city better than I did after all. We walked silently for a few minutes. Our footsteps and the low buzzing of the streetlights were the only things breaking the silence. When we finally reached our destination, (Y/N) let go of my hand and started running in front of me, soon disappearing down a narrow path hidden between a few thin trees. I followed his laugh into the small forest.

On the other side, a children's playground stood tall. (Y/N) was already climbing up the once red plastic stairs. When he got to the top, he waved at me and yelled:

"You're it!"

The alcohol in my body made it easy to forget the stress of the past months.

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We played for at least an hour on the playground. It reminded me of when we were still kids chasing each other on the playground near my old house. We had invented so many games there, and every day the rules would change a bit until the game was totally different at the end of the week.

"Are you sure you'll catch me?" (Y/N) asked me from the top of the structure.

"I promise you!" I answered him, my two feet planted in the sand.

He jumped. My arms were raised and I was ready to catch him. And I would have, if his shirt hadn't flown up, revealing the (S/C) color of his stomach. I couldn't be sure of what I had seen as it had only lasted a fraction of a second, but right next to his belly button was a dark purple spot. It distracted me so much I didn't even realize I had to catch (Y/N) until his body slammed into mine and sent us both down in the sand.

His body was shaking on top of mine as I struggled to catch my breath back. After a few moments of labored breathing, I managed to ask him if he was alright.

"You were supposed to catch me!" He exclaimed, giggling.

"I'm sorry."

We stayed there a few more minutes, just breathing in each other's scent. Then, (Y/N) raised his head from my chest and looked at me in silence.

"I kinda want to do something stupid," he said quietly.

I had seen movies where one of the characters tell that same sentence to another character and most of the time, these scenes ended with a kiss. And I was not ready for a second kiss with him on the same evening.

"I- I think we should go home," I responded.

He blinked, then smiled.

"You're right." He got up and once he was standing, he extended his hands towards me so I could do the same.

We walked in awkward silence back to the house. At some point, I turned to him. He wasn't looking at me.

"Where did you get that bruise on your stomach?" I asked.

He turned towards me with a surprised look on his face.

"You're going to think it's dumb, but I bumped into the refrigerator while I was opening it the other." He chuckled to himself.