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🔪~Slashers x S/O Dealing With A Past Abusive Relationship~🔪

Herbert West, Baby Firefly, Carrie White, Vincent Sinclair, Tiffany Valentine x Reader

Requested by Anonymous on Tumblr

TW: Mentions of Past abuse & Abuse Comfort

Herbert West

Herbert is very awkward at first, not knowing the best way to go about comforting you since he is not very in tune with others' emotions.

One of the few things that could pull him from his experiments is you having a hard day dealing with the trauma caused by your past relationship.

He'll just take one look at you seeing your red-rimmed eyes and immediately ask what's wrong. His hands not stopping in his current experiment until you tell him about how you were struggling.

If he is on the cusp of something he will either, softly, ask you to wait with him or upstairs. Herbert is not one to rush, impulsive yes, but he doesn't like to rush his experiments. Yet as he thinks of how you need him, his actions are not as careful and slow as they usually would be, and eventually, he would give up on working.

Will be uncharacteristically gentle with you, he will make somewhat of an effort to watch what he says and how he acts with you. For once Herbert is making an effort to quell his brash personality and trying to be more empathetic towards you.

Since he is a pretty explosive person there will be times (if you are triggered by yelling and aggression like I am) that he may trigger some bad memories on accident. It wouldn't be your fault the man would just be stressed out in the lab only to come upstairs for the toaster to not work in the morning. He would be cursing it out and most likely throwing the thing. As soon as he sees your panicked state, however, he is trying to calm himself down, reaching out for you apologetically.

While he can't understand what you are going through he will try. Expect poor comparisons when he is trying to have you explain your feelings.

He will keep a notebook tracking your bad nights and writing down things that he found had helped you and things that had done the opposite. That notebook will be guarded with his life right alongside his reagent and work notes.

Since he can't offer you much on the emotional support side other than a pat on the back and an awkward "It will be alright." he will be there for you physically. He will let you cry on his chest for as long as you need to and if you ask for any reassurance he will give it to you.

He will do everything in his power to get your mind off of whatever bad thoughts are plaguing your mind. Whether that be going for a walk together, or just cuddling and talking he will do it.

If you are a person who can not stand touch while in a bad state he will still be near you talking to you and just taking care of you to the best of his abilities.

May ask for certain info of your attacker/abuser such as a name and addresses for– reasons. Herbert has been meaning to obtain some live specimens for some time. However, he was certain your ex would be one who was sure to not survive.

Herbert will be so proud of you whenever you are able to overcome some of your trauma. He will simply give you a sincere "Good job my little lab assistant." with a head nod of approval. A soft smile on his face. (God I live for Herbert's little smiles)

You weren't having the best night as it was stressed from work and coworkers, all you wanted was to go home and curl into Herbert. Sadly the man seemed to be just as distressed as you– all his experiments had failed and as the poor kitchen appliances seemed to do the same he couldn't take it and snapped. In a fitful rage, he shouted profanities, the broken utility being tossed across the kitchen resulting in a loud crashing sound the second you had entered the room.