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Context: No one knew what to make of Rex when he showed up at your school. He's a cold, mean delinquent covered in tattoos. He has no issue laying anyone out who messes with him, and there is a running comment in school: Rex means King, and he is the King of being terrifying. Still, he's never hurt you. He's made you sit on his lap, he's flustered you, he's always got an insult or two but, tonight, he stood up to a wild animal for you after the school trip bus forgot you both. He took a blow to the head and now you are alone with him, praying for rescue while your bully slowly lost consciousness in your arms. He was saved, and told you to stay away... only to decide you're his, now.

Setting: Home/School

Tags:[M4A][Bully x Listener][Tsundere Bully Speaker][Protective Listener][Reverse Comfort][Comfort][Lost Love(?)][Cuddles][VERY Dominant][VERY Possessive][Protective][Hard Angst][Supernatural?][Accident][Breaking Up?][Argument][Making Up][Panic][Fear][CW: Break-Up]

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[Scene opens in front of the school]

[SFX: Murmurs and a muffled speech]

[You sit with Rex in your graduation gown. He seems glum, at best, so you nudge him gently]

[Pause?]

“H-Huh? Yeah, I’m… I’m fine… Graduation is just a lot. The nightmares are a lot. The lawsuit… has been a lot… I didn’t expect to even graduate, you know?”

[Pause???]

“Oh… Yeah, Miranda sued the school district because I, you know, nearly died. I think she’s banging the lawyer but who knows… I think she’s meant to hear something back soon but I don’t care. It’s not like she’ll share it, despite it being my life that was nearly lost…”

[You take his hand and he gently squeezes yours]

“...Poppy, are… are you sure you want to go to Vermont? I know college is important, but…”

[Pause]

[He sighs]

“...Baby, I can’t… I can’t just go with you like that. I don’t… I don’t belong on a college campus.”

[Pause]

[He grits his teeth and his hand clamps yours tightly]

“I told you, Poppy. I did send out the stupid application, I DID apply for the scholarships, I did every fucking thing you asked me to do, and it wasn’t enough. OK? Can you just accept that I’m not good enough for you?!”

[...]

[He freezes and lets go of your hand]

“I-I… I’m sorry, I-I didn’t mean to grab your hand that hard… I’m just…”

[He looks away and you can see faint tears in his eyes]

“...Do you want to break up with me?”

[Pause]

“How can you say ‘no’ with that much certainty?! You’re going to go and make friends with fancy college students, and there’s going to be some guy that sweeps you off your feet, and you’ll forget about big, stupid Rex rotting back in this stupid, shitty city!”

[Pause]

“I am not being ridiculous! I’m being pragmatic. We both know how this is going to end, we both know that you’ll fall out of love with me while you’re away, and I… I can't…”

[...]

“... I can’t do this, right now. Just go. Go, be happy, and fucking forget about me.”

[You try and protest but he stomps away, leaving you alone in a sea of happy graduates]

[...]

[Scene transitions to Rex’s home]/[Time passage of 4 days]

[SFX: A door opening and slamming shut]

[He storms to his room and sits on his bed, holding his head and trying to muffle his own sobs]

“...Idiot… You’re a FUCKING IDIOT, Rex! Why did I do that?! Why did I yell at them?! What… what’s wrong with me… The therapist said I was m-making progress, she said I was doing better, but I still…”

[Pause]

[He cries for a bit, holding himself]

[SFX: A timid knock]

“Huh?! Oh… What do you want, Miranda, I’m REALLY not in the mood right now.”

[Pause]

“Yeah, I vanished for four days, what of it? I was sleeping in my fucking van. This isn’t new. So, what do you want?”

[SFX: A letter being brandished]

“What, a letter? Why should I… Wait...Is that… from the school I applied to? Let me see, please!”

[He takes the letter and rips it open hurriedly, reading]

“...I… I got in…”

[He sits in disbelief for a moment]

“...I can’t… I can’t afford this, I… Huh? Miranda, why are you crying?”

[Pause]

“...We won the negligence case against the school because of my injury? R-Really?”

[He sours, almost immediately]

“... Congrats, I guess… It should keep you liquored up for a good, long while. When can I expect to be kicked out?”

[Pause]

“... What? You… You want me to have the bulk of it? I don’t understand, I thought… You fucking hate me!”

[Pause]

“...You hate yourself… No, I… I can’t do this right now, please don’t make me. I just broke up with who was PROBABLY the love of my life in a fit of stupid, childish rage at the idea that they’re going to leave me behind, and I really can’t… That is a lot of zeroes on that check…”

[He looks at his mother, uncertain]

“...You really mean it. This is… This money is mine?”

[Pause]

“...Thank you. I… Therapy has helped me a lot, Mom, maybe sometime we could… I dunno, go together?”

[...]

“Y-Yeah? Oh… OK. I need to deposit this, then. Can at least do it over my phone.”

[Pause?]

[At her question, Rex jumps up in alarm]

“OH, FUCK-! Poppy’s taking off for Vermont today!”

[Pause!]

“You’re godamned right I’m running like the wind! If I don’t call, assume I’m either dead or in Vermont! You know, like usual!”

[SFX: Rex bounding off and the door slamming shut]

[Scene transitions to outside the Listener’s home]

[SFX: A car trunk slamming shut]

[You look at the apartment you practically grew up in one last time, check your phone one last time… nothing]

[...]

[SFX: A car door opening and closing followed by the car starting up]

"Wait!!!"

[You look up and see Rex bounding toward you]

[Pause!]

"Oh thank God you didn't leave! Come here, baby!"

[He picks you up in a tight hug]

[Pause???]

“I got in! I can go to school with you, baby!”

[...]

[He pauses and sets you down]

“... I know, I… I know I hurt you… I’m so sorry that I left you alone, feeling vulnerable and scared. There’s no excuse for it, I fucked up, I know I fucked up royally, but I swear to you, I will do anything to go with you, right here, right now.”

[Pause]

“I do mean it. Anything, just name it!”

[Pause]

[He bows his head, tears running down his face]

“Please… All I want is to be with you, I-I… I don’t know how… Mom won the case. I can pay for school, I can pay for a place for us, I could even invest in the business, y-you know?! Our business… I need you with me, I don’t… I don’t know how to…”

[Pause…]

“Poppy… Please. Please, can we just talk about this? I want to respect your boundaries, I want us to be able to talk comfortably, and I know how I responded was inappropriate. I was scared to lose you, and I just… wanted to rip the bandaid off when there wasn’t a wound in the first place. You tell me what you need from me to feel comfortable, just… please don’t cut me out of your life, O-OK?”

[Pause]

[He chuckles. Well, laugh-cries]

“Yeah, t-therapy has been helpful… Who knew? Who knew my sweet, clumsy Poppy would be right for the billionth time? Heh… I just… I hope it shows that I want this more than anything, more than my reputation, more than my damned pride. So… please?”

[...Pause]

[He beams and almost crushes you in a hug]

“R-Really? I’m getting my suitcase, baby! I’m getting it, I’ll be down in five minutes! Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

[He races back upstairs to his apartment while you watch, smiling]

[SFX: Gentle wind chimes]

[He’s back down in five minutes, as promised, and throws his suitcase into your car’s trunk]

[Pause?]

“I’ll come back for the van once we’re settled. I just…”

[He hugs you again, shaking]

“...I don’t want to be apart from you until I’m sure we’re OK… OK?”

[Pause]

[He tilts your chin up gently to look at him]

“I love you… Thank you for not giving up on me.”

[SFX: More gentle wind chimes]

"I'm ready, baby. Let's go."

[SFX: The car setting off]

[To be continued]