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🔥 Eddie x masc arsonist reader pt. 2 🔥

OH MY GOD THAT IS FIRE 🔥🔥🔥

also angst chapter!!! woah!!!

TW: angst, slight mention of self-harm, mentions of burn injures, fire

also I'm not sure if Eddie lives in his post office or not but for the sake of the chapter let's just say he has a small house in the neighborhood separate to the post office

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~y/n pov~

I felt myself drift into consciousness as I slowly opened my eyes. The light was dim, and it took me a few minutes to entirely come to my senses. I looked down, a quilt covered all the way from my chest to my feet. I could feel a large pillow supporting my head. I groaned weakly when I felt pain throb at the sides of my face.

I lifted my fingers, and sure enough, the ends of them were taped up with bandages and colorful band-aids. I touched the tips of them to my face, which was also covered in band-aids.

I looked around. I large, leather mailbag goosed onto a chair next to a large door on the opposite wall. Numerous paintings (which I could only assume were Wally's) were hug tastefully around the walls.

"Hi."

I turned my head. Eddie stood at the doorway to the kitchen. He still wore his postman's uniform, minus his shirt, which was now replaced with a large gray tee. He seemed clearly out-of-sorts. He wore bags under his eyes and his shoulders were hunched.

"Hi." I responded.

A moment of silence passed before I took another deep breath. "Did I...pass out?" I asked weakly.

Eddie nodded his head solemnly. "Right after...the forest caught. I didn't want to leave you."

How could he be so nice, especially to me? I've been nothing but bad news, and he still chooses to care. I wanted to ask him why, but I didn't feel worthy of asking him anything...

"Is it...bad?" I managed to choke out. Eddie sighed and stepped towards to door to a window. He lifted the blinds and stepped aside. My breath caught in my throat. The whole sky was a sickly, dark, bloody, orange.

"H-how long has it been?" I stammered, sitting up with my eyes wide. "About three hours..." Eddie mumbled. "The fire department is here, but they've said that they're having trouble keeping it contained."

I sighed in disbelief and lay my head back down, staring up at the ceiling with my bandages hands resting on my chest. Eddie walked over and pulled out a chair, sitting next to the bed. 

We sat their in silence, the only sound being the clock methodically ticking against the wall.

"You should turn me in." I whisper, not making eye contact with him.

He shook his head. "I'm not going to do that."

"Well you should."

"But I won't. They probably don't even have hard evidence."

"Yes they will, they'll know me, they'll know my face. They'll get the files and pictures and add everything up."

"I won't let them do that to you..."

I finally turned my head to him. "Why not? I've single-handedly out every single person in this neighborhood in danger, I also harmed you. How does that back feel?" I remarked, simply to remind him of what I did so he can feel more compelled to rat me out.

He didn't flinch, instead he smiled tiredly. "Fine, thanks. I put some alcohol on it to prevent infection."

"Goddamnit Eddie, why won't you turn me in?!" I huffed angrily.

"Because I like you ok?!"

Eddie buried his face in his hands, taking a few deep breathes before speaking again. "I like you, ok? And I didn't want to say it given...the circumstances."

I didn't know what to say. I know I should feel happy...but could I? I've hurt Eddie, I still can't believe he still feels this way after what we've been through. 

"Would you...like some tea?" Eddie asked. I nodded my head, still guilty that he cared.

Soon, Eddie was back with two mugs of tea in hand, he put one on the bedside table for me to have as he sat back in his chair.

I took the mug, carefully blowing the steam off the top to take a sip, but before I could, I felt unexpired tears rush down my face. I lowered the mug, trying to make sense of what I felt...

Eddie looked up, worry struck him as he saw my destructed expression. "Y/n, what's wrong?" He reached for me, gently taking the mug and setting it back down on the table. He took my hand and brushed it with his thumb, leaning closer. "Y/n?..."

I turned my head to him, my breath shaky as the tears continued to pour. "Why..." I sobbed, no longer sane enough to keep my emotions buried under the rubble. "why do I do this? Why must I only leave a trail of destruction wherever I go? I-...I just want to be happy! Why can't I do that?!" 

I could feel the anger rising up again as I brought my nails to my face, ready to tear away my bandages...

Standing, Eddie immediately grabbed my hands and pulled me towards him. He brought me face-to-face. A stern, though caring look on his face. He wrapped his arms around me. I was a bit surprised at first, then embraced it as I burns my crying eyes in my crook of his neck.

He patted my back comfortingly, gently leaning his head on mine. "It's alright, fawn..." me mumbled gently.

I felt my face blush at the nickname. You filthy bastard! You're supposed to be having a breakdown right now! Stopitstopitstopitstopitstopitstopi-

"Hey, we'll get through this. You can just...lay low for a while, and if they ask us to evacuate, you'll come with me, ok?"

Too choke duo to say anything else, I simply nodded vigorously and wrapped my arms around him again. Eddie chuckled and did the same.

"We'll be alright..."

word count: 953

sorry it took me so long to upload guys, I've been trying to focus on the sun and moon fic and so I'm pretty proud of it so I wanted to feed you little urchins after so long

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