Sharp and Jagged (Ralph X Reader)

Everything Will Be Alright (Chapter 14)

(This is a skip ahead to later.)

Ice. Water. Sleet. Hale.

A familiar face all around you.
It's more than one person, but all the same faces.
Something seems off about one of them though.
You should look down, Y/N.

Ice, Water, Sleet, Hale.

The water has been left on.
Silly [Girl/Boy], you always forget to turn off the faucet.
Now the sink has flooded over.
When will you remember to do what is asked of you?

Tears, Ice, Water, Sleet, Hale.

The one with glasses.
What is that look in his eye?
Disappointment?
Does he even think anything at all?
He's just standing there.

Ice, Water, Sleet, Hale.

The bold one, why is he screaming?
Why is he yelling?
Oh, Y/N! He can't swim.

Water, Ice.

The sink is off. The water is coming from the tub.
You pull back the curtain.
Oh, silly rascal!
Taking a bath with a full set of clothes on!

Water.

He isn't answering. What seems to be the problem?
You're just not good enough to save him.
It's too late, he's on fire.
Your lover is burning away.

Fire, Water, Thirium, Fumes.

The two are screaming.
You are screaming.
Quit screaming, my dear.
It'll be alright.
Eventually.

Water, Fire.

But he stands up from the tub.
His head is gone. It's just a body.
He reaches out to hug you one last time.
The two are begging you not to.
But it won't hurt you.

Fire.

You are swept into his loving embrace.
His final, loving, embrace.
He won't let go.
You're on fire.

Fire, Fire, Fire! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
FIRE FIRE FIRE FIRE FIRE FIRE FIRE FIRE!
FIRE, F I R E , F I R E ,  F   I    R     E         !
F                I                    R                        E                                    !

And then Akello wakes you up.
He's got a weird, terrified look on his face.
What was wrong with Y/N?
"Jesus fucking Christ, hun! You were screaming like a banshee!"
Y/N didn't know.
"Where... Where is Ralph?" They felt a drop of sweat run down their face.
"I had him tied up, dear. He kept trying to wake you up. Kept saying,, '(S)he's gonna die, (s)he's gonna die', we didn't know what else to do with him. I'll admit, it was hard to get him tied. He's a strong one." Akello said, as a trade of care, almost.

And as the two of them fell silent, Ralph's grumbling was heard from the other room. It was nearly like, heavy breathing. Rapid, heavy breathing.
Y/N jumped up. Running to said heavy breathing.
They ran through the doorway.
Ralph was tied to a chair. Y/N went and untied him.
He was crying, but it was so quiet, you just heard the occasional sniffles. Y/N pulled him out of the chair, in a struggle. He stumbled around, not even trying to keep his balance. He eventually rammed his back into a wall, sliding into a sitting position, due to Y/N's entle guidance. He exhaled shakily. He looked at them, as they sat down with him.
"I'm okay.. it's okay.." Y/N he gently placed his hands on the sides of their face. Inspecting them, making sure Y/N was okay.
"rhh-" his voice gave out for a minute, like a stutter. "i'm so tired of making a fool of myself.." he gently whispered. Then giving a weak smile.
"i'm so tired of being paranoid that Y/N will find someone to replace me.." Mixed up points of view, he got like this sometimes.
"Scared soon enough Y/N won't give a.." Y/N shushed him temporarily. "-about Ralph anymore.."
And with his hands on each side of Y/N's face,
Y/N placed their own over his.
And though they weren't the best singer, you began singing.
"Hold on.. Just a little while longer..."
His eyes lit up.
"Hold on.. Just a little while longer..
Hold on... Just a little while longer...
Everything... will.. be.. alright.
Everything, will be alright.."

Akello sung from the other room, peaking in the doorway.
Akello, compared to Y/N was a god, at singing. Such a smooth, mezzo-sopranic voice, so structured. Y/N sung with him.
"Fight on.. just a little while longer..
Fight on.. just a little while longer..
Fight on... just a little while longer.
Everything.. will.. be alright.
Everything.. will.. be alright."

And with that, from the kitchen, Nick sung along with Y/N and Akello.
"Sing on.. just a little while longer..
Sing on.. just a little while longer..
Sing on.. just a little while longer.
Everything, will, be alright.
Everything, will, be alright.
Everything, will be..."

And after the three quieted down, Ralph sung the last part.
"Alllriiigght.."

Y/N hugged Ralph, kissing his cheek.

"ralph loves Y/N very much.." he looked down, sighing.
"I love you too." They said with much emotion.
They joined together in a hug.
Akello snapped a photo of that.
"HEY!" Ralph raspily exclaimed.
Akello let out a clutter of windex bottle laughs while running upstairs.
Y/N sighed. "Cease.. Cease.."
Ralph exhaled through his nose. Like an angry dog.
"You look like a child when you pout like that.." Y/N teased.
"And you need to shhhshSHSHSHHS--" He didn't like being teased about his demeanor.
Y/N sighed from snickering, and rested [his/her] head against Ralph's shoulder.
"And at that moment, Ralph took a nap, because he's a child in an adult's body." Y/N narrated him.
He roughly exhaled through his nose, before flicking Y/N in the back of the neck with his finger.
"OucH-"
"rgh..-"