through thick and thin (tubbo x reader)

Chapter 10 - Rich, blonde bitches

TW// very vague mentioning of a panic attack

I gratefully took the bag from him and started breathing into it. He sat down beside me rubbing my back softly and giving me positive encouragements. I could tell he had done this before. Slowly my breathing started to steady and my tears began to clear up. I looked over at him and he never stopped looking at me. It made me feel safe. Eventually, my breathing returned to normal and I lowered the bag from my mouth. I gave a sigh of relief and looked back over at him.

"Are you okay now?" he asked softly. His voice gave me butterflies in my stomach. I couldn't help but smile at him.

"Yeah, I am now thanks," I said shyly "I must look so weak to you every time we've met you've saved me somehow." He gave me a comforting smile.

"No, not at all. My sister has anxiety so I can somewhat understand," he said sympathetically. (Just to clarify this is not based on his sisters irl it's just for the story) That made me feel a bit more relaxed. I still felt stupid but the fact he knew what was happening was comforting.

"Yeah as you can probably tell I don't cope very well in social situations," I said half laughing. he let out a soft chuckle. 

"I just realised we haven't been properly introduced! I'm Toby but people call me Tubbo" he said warmly, extending his hand for me to shake. I giggled before shaking it.

"I'm y/n but you can call me y/nn!"

"So are you Nick's sister or something?" he asked.

"Oh yeah, I moved in with him a few days ago to get out of my pa-" I trailed off. Although I felt comfortable with Tubbo, I wasn't ready to talk about my parents. I expected him to ask questions but he just gave me a sad but understanding look.

"Sore subject?"

"Yeah," I said quietly

"Don't worry this is our 3rd time meeting I don't expect you to be comfortable with me." he gave me a small smile before asking me about myself a bit more. We ended up talking until the bell rang signalling for us to get to our classes.

"Oh, I should probably get to class if I can find it," I laughed. He grinned.

"Hey show me your timetable I can tell you where it is," he said. I gave him my timetable and I saw a small smile form on his face.

"Oh you're actually in the same form as me," he said happily. I grinned at him. At least I wouldn't have to go through this completely alone. He gave me my timetable and we walked to class together. I got a few stares from people, probably wondering who the fuck I am. But Tubbo was good at distracting me and helped take my mind off it. When we arrived at the classroom the teacher hadn't arrived yet so everyone was just chilling in the classroom. When I stepped in I immediately felt out of place. Everyone there had friends and was laughing whereas I knew all of 2 people. Tubbo lead me to the corner of the classroom and I sat down on a desk. We talked for a bit and I managed to have a look around the classroom. There were 5 or 6 groups of people scattered about, all talking to each other. But one group caught my eye.

It was a group of girls standing on the other side of the classroom. I couldn't help but notice the dirty looks they shot my way. I tried to ignore them but one of them never stopped looking my way. I could practically hear her thoughts. As if this wasn't bad enough, she and her friend then started to walk over to us. I immediately felt nervous. She had long, straight blonde hair and blue eyes. Her clothes looked expensive and she carried what looked like a Louis Vuitton bag. She pretty much ignored me as she latched herself onto Tubbo's arm.

"Hey Tubbo why don't you come over and talk to us for a bit," she said, batting her eyelids at him. I rolled my eyes. She might as well have been screaming "Pick me Tubbo!". He flinched, obviously startled by her sudden contact before moving his arm.