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𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬)

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞: 𝐌𝐲 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞

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𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭: There was always much love to go around when it came to you and your favorite principal - you were always found not far from one another when your relationship started to bloom just months prior. The fondness you had for each other was thrown into the depths only to be built back up time and time again, but maybe there was a fall that you wouldn't be able to come back from. With a new monster on the loose and higher stress levels coming into play, is the bond you have with the woman strong enough to make it out alive? Will you continue to move with the forces or will you say hello to death in the process?

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: After a late night call interrupting your routine with Larissa, wild theories and backstabbing thoughts started to rise, filling one of you with sickening worry while the other carried on to protect her reputation. In the months you had been together, things never got too bad.. but sometimes there is a thought that can echo in ones head that goes too far to come back from, carving itself into every waking moment of ones life, until it finally bursts and makes itself known.

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You cozied yourself under the thick blankets that littered the couch as you closed your eyes and took in the warmth the roaring flames provided you. The lights danced with each other, casting the office in a celebration of golds and oranges while the wood crackled and popped at the heat it was being kissed with.

You took a few moments to expose and stretch out your dark wings, loving the pull of each tendon as the golden light met the large wingspan of each and every feather. You enjoyed these kind of moments you spent in your lovers office, all your walls crumbling and every part of your being allowed to be out in the open, though your other form had yet to come out. You adored that this was a home in which others could learn and welcome themselves in a good light just as you could.

Nevermore Academy was your home for quite some time now, years of being the potions teacher had its perks. Being able to see young ones turn into older teens and getting to know the other professors around the school made it so you could create a family of your own - a family in which turned into a main two a few months ago.

Your love, Larissa Weems, was nothing less than regal. Her stature ran tall, but it didn't stop her from wearing heels which you oh so adored, her hair always was pulled up into an intricate up-do, her signature red lip turning into a smirk whenever you came into view, and her soul was one of the kindest, most passionate ones you'd ever seen. She never failed to put her entire being into her work, something you admired and tried to do yourself, and it always came out to perfection, even if there were some events that had a few mishaps.

The qualifications you had on your application made you an easy hire - your expertise and references coming from several areas around the world that you had stopped at during your travels. The knowledge you had was vast because of this - being able to fly in every which direction and pick up shop whenever you felt like it was freeing as a young adult, though as time began to show its mark, the urge to settle down grew more and more. So you found yourself applying to the outcast school, loving both the scenery and the promises it had to offer, and moved in soon after, giving your students a story from your travels along with every potion you brewed for them.

The amount of knowledge you had caught the tall blondes eye from the start, your interview running into comfortable conversation about the things you knew and how you came to know them. It was easy to talk to the woman, and, as each meeting or run in you had with her grew longer, you couldn't help but find yourself falling for the sapphire goddess that was your boss. Thankfully, after and all too late night where emotions came into play, you found your feelings were returned, and a beautiful romance took its first steps into forever.

Both of you had since made it routine to retire in her office at the end of the week, you waiting patiently for her to get ahead on her work so she could spend all weekend with you without a worry. The thought warmed your heart as you heard her faint typing come to a stop, the sound of her laptop shutting following right behind it. The droplets of rain pattering on the window filled the room as the cold tried it's best to seep in through the glass, though failing after you had compiled garments of warmth that you two would use as armor.

Quiet steps stopped right behind you on the other side of the sofa, before gentle hands ran a featherlight touch over the marginal coverts of the wings that protruded from your shoulder blades, causing a shiver to course through your body and a blissful hum to leave your lips. Arms wrapped around your neck as soft lips met one of your shoulders, your head moving to the side to give your love more access as the kisses continued.

"I've finished, my darling," she whispered, the beautiful accent penetrating your ears as your lips turned into a smile. "I'm all yours for the rest of the weekend."

"I quite like the sound of that.." You replied as you watched her round the couch, kicking her heels off before cuddling into your embrace. You wrapped the thick blanket around her as she nuzzled into your chest, littering small kisses along your neck, before you enclosed her with your wings, wrapping the beauty in a warm, protective hold.

The woman before you had been through a lot, to say the least, so one of the main things you tried to provide her during the course of your relationship was the feeling of safety. After her admission of being fascinated by your wings, you decided to never hide them around her, instead allowing her to use them as a blanket of safety from the outside world as she settled and let every muscle slowly contract and relax into your embrace.

Her small kisses traced up your neck and along your jaw, her hands making themselves known at your waist after squeezing there gently. She moved her face closer to yours causing your hands to land on her shoulders, before her lips met yours.

The kiss was slow and just as electrifying as all the ones that came before this one. Her lips moved in tandem with yours as her warm tongue swiped over your bottom lip, asking for entrance. She took her time exploring your mouth as though it was the first time she had done so. If there was something you adored about your relationship, it's that the flame that was there from the beginning never died out, only growing and evolving to fit the world it belonged in.

You wrapped a hand to the back of her neck, deepening the kiss and making your lover whimper at the contact. Her cold fingertips met the warm expanse of your stomach as she moved her touch under your sweater. You whimpered slightly, the icy touch contrasting the heat of the refuge you built for the two of you and creating goosebumps in their wake.

She broke the kiss, plump lips pressing down your neck and meeting your pulse point. The sound of your heavy breaths ran soft around you as she left a deep, purple mark on your skin, swiping her tongue over it in a sense of pride.

"Riss.. please.." you whispered, pure want dripping from your voice as your eyes met pools of blue. Just as things started to escalate, her office phone rang, blaring the ringtone in the room that was near quiet just moments before.

With a frustrated growl against your neck, she slowly began to detach herself from your grasp. Your wings uncovered her slowly, being sure not to knock anything over in the process of spreading them out as a weak smile appeared on your lips. You sat up, following her movements, and kissed her lips once more, though quick.

"It's okay, my love.." you said softly, watching her move to her desk. "I'll be right here when you finish."

She nodded softly before picking up the phone, raising it to her ear while shooting you an apologetic smile. You'd been looking forward to this for the past few days, but you understood the importance of her job and knew the effort she had to put in to keep this school running. Her emotions soon faded away as her mask of professionalism took over her being, displaying the Principal Weems that ran the entirety of the school.

"Weems.. yes.. oh-" You were only able to hear her end of the conversation, but whatever was told to her on the other line made her gasp and her expression fill with horror. She looked at you for a moment, regret polling in her iris'. There was a trace of something else found there, something you couldn't quite read as it was steeled over quickly. You watched her look around the room, mentally gathering all of her things before preparing to leave. She muttered a few words before placing the phone back down.

"A students been attacked.." Your body filled with adrenaline with her statement as you shot up to your feet. "They found her in the woods and said she'd been there no longer than 40 minutes.. She's recovering, and she's giving her statement and description of what attacked her as we speak.. I'm sorry, darling, but I have to go.."

You watched as she paced around the room, hurriedly putting on her coat and grabbing a student file from the filing cabinet before running back towards you to put on her heels.

"Please stay here and alert the other teachers - they have to know what's going on, and I'll update you with any information I receive.. As of right now, the entirety of Nevermore Academy is on lockdown.."

She gave you a quick kiss, looking over you one last time, before leaving her office and rushing to the hospital to meet the recovering student. You followed after her, though splitting ways to go towards the teachers hall to alert the staff and help gather any student that was found outside the building.

Over the span of two weeks, Weems had successfully thrown herself at anything calling for her attention - meetings, emails, projects, phone calls.. they were all back to back for the woman as she buried herself into her work. The attacks kept happening, the descriptions all pointing to the same entity.

It ran large and had the sharpest claws that anyone had ever seen - so sharp that the pain didn't make itself known until moments after, easily slicing through the flesh of any. It moved in the shadows, barely making a sound as it caught each victim off guard. The smell was compared to something burnt, making anyones eyes tear up at its mere presence alone. Each incident was growing worse as the monster was still on the loose. The more incidents that happened, the less likely it was for you to see Larissa..

It took yourself a lot of convincing to blind yourself into thinking she was okay, leaving her meals and reminding her of breaks so she wouldn't over work herself - a feat that was growing impossible as the days passed. At first, everything was taken in good thanks, but, after a while, it had become radio silent on the blondes end. You wouldn't give up.. though, a part of you didn't want to become a bother to the tall blonde..

These were all signs of.. something, surely. Of which, though, you didn't quite know and couldn't bring yourself to look into for too long. In your time spent at Nevermore, you noticed she only really did this around events - trying to make sure that everything was perfect for all students and staff - but there wasn't anything coming up on the calendar, and you only assumed it was to uphold the safety and reputation the academy had.

You had your good moments still, yes, but it was as though those were starting to fizzle away.. You loved the woman but had yet to tell her - your plans to do so being interrupted by the phone call that started this downhill spiral. You fiddled with the promise rings you planned to give her in your pocket, the matching set being custom made to fit the personality of the both of you. Maybe this would be a step in the right direction, another step towards letting her know that not all of this had to be on her shoulders alone..

or.. at least, that's how you hoped it would've gone…

"Not everything can be fixed so quickly with a small act, okay? It's not getting easier around here, especially with you around." Her voice ran strong and tired, the hours upon hours she had spent at her desk working making themselves known. You could see it in her eyes, behind the flame that burned with anger and.. hatred..

"What's that supposed to mean..?" You asked weakly, her words digging into all the right spots. You were going to talk about how you were feeling after checking in on the blonde, only to be met with nothing in return when your presence filled the room.

"It means that you've done nothing but distract me of everything that calls for my attention, it means that I have let myself become weak and blind to what is right in front of me, it means that you…" She stood from her seat, looming over you as pure disgust radiated from her being. ".. are an issue. An issue that I plan to get rid of.."

The anger was apparent in her features, in her eyes, seeing this side of her was something you never dreamed of.. so being on the receiving end? It hurt more than you were even able to begin to describe.. Her words being thrown at you with that specific look in her eyes were worse than any punishment hell could've thrown your way, you were sure of that now..

"You're a monster that has been causing more issues than I can handle."

oh..

You never knew words could hurt so much, the pain that emitted from your heart was enough to destroy your life and every atom your being contained, running through your veins like sharp metal, cutting your body up from the inside out, causing your functions to fail and rendering you unable to move from your spot as you looked up at her from the other side of her desk..

"Y-You.. you don't mean that-" you mustered out before being overpowered by the voice before you.

"You thought I wouldn't notice?" Larissa's voice boomed throughout the room, leaving no entry for her heart to come into play. "You keep running off in every which direction - you're good at that, you know.. running. Only to come back to me as a distraction form it all.. I can see through you now, Professor.. and I do not like what I see. We're done. Now, get out of my sight."

Her words hit you like a poison, grabbing onto and pulling out everything you had told her about yourself and turning it into items that carved a deep hole in your chest.

Somewhere along the beginning of her rant, your throat felt as thought it was closing in on itself, the familiar burn of raw emotion and dread clawing its way up from your heart to settle there. Your eyes, with tears threatening to fall, burned, just as your veins did, a tired, yet deadly flame coursing through them.

"You know what?" You finally snapped, tears spilling from your eyes out of anger, as you tried to give the blonde at lease a glimpse of your emotions, your sorrow, your heartbreak, your longing, your care..

your love..

"I don't care that you are the principal of this school, but I'd like to consider myself a big part of it as well. And, whether you like it or not, that means interacting with and protecting YOU - even when you let your emotions get the better of you, even when you let these crazy theories run your actions. You have denied yourself of everything good in your life and I thought that maybe, just maybe, that I could be something to change that, to be someone that could be let behind those sturdy walls you keep up…"

Things were going well until that phone call.. that dreaded phone call that sent everything in your reach on a downwards spiral. You loved her, so much so that the emotion rippled throughout your entire being at just the mere thought of it alone.. It pained you to see how quickly things had changed..

"Good to know I've waisted my time, Principal Weems." You say her name as though it's venom on your tongue, the blunt force of her words digging their claws into your skin deep enough that your words flooded out in pain, heartbreak, betrayal..

"But that doesn't matter. Just as you've said that you're trying to protect your Nevermore family, I was trying to do the same.. But I'm done being played with.. I really like you, ya know… I came here to give you an evening you could savor again, to tell you just how much I love you, Larissa. …But it seems as though your can't get it through your head to see that."

You took a moment to let your words sink in, to let them settle in the blondes mind like an image she would never forget.

For a moment, the feeling of dread washed over the older woman. Had she made a mistake? No, surely, she was right.. Everything had lined up to this, and this moment was something that was unavoidable.. but the feeling wouldn't go away.. Her eyes steadied themselves on your figure, taking you in one more time. It stung her heart that even after she had said those things to you, seeing you with tears falling from your eyes, your shoulders tense, your wings hidden, that she still loved you.. that there was still an ounce of love reflected back at her as she looked into your eyes..

You reached into your pocket, pulling the rings into the palm of your hand, giving them one last glance over. The rings were perfect for the two of you.. Dark feathers and sapphire blue crystals concealed in resin as they embraced each other in a piece stuck in time.. One aspect from each of you that fit together so perfectly as they swirled in the next step you were going to take towards forever..

You threw the rings at her, your heart leaving your chest and breaking as they clattered on her desk and rolled to the floor. You gave her no time to think, watching her wide eyed stare as the rings fell to her feet, your next words springing her back into the reality of the situation.

"Don't expect to see me anytime soon." The pain that was etched into the words you spoke was hard to miss. You couldn't even bring yourself to look at the woman as you made your way to the door, pure shock running through you still at the fact that the word 'monster' even left her mouth, that it was directed towards you..

Whether this killed you or not, it seemed as though you meant nothing to the woman.. Your heart ached in what ifs.. For what was supposed to be a lovely, though also anxious, reason to see Larissa.. had only turned sour, leaving a cavernous hole in your chest and a stream of hot tears pouring from your eyes..

You paused for a moment when your hand touched the door handle, still drawn to the woman who had crushed you, still hoping for the one that had captured your heart to say anything to make you stay, to turn around and run to her..

but nothing came..

Your body moved without thought as you walked through the doorway, the only need being to get as far from the woman as possible, to save yourself from your heart breaking anymore than it already had, to save yourself from turning around and giving her every piece of your mind, to save yourself from explaining how you weren't a monster…

As the door clicked behind you, an emptiness filled your heart, locking it up behind the cage you had kept on it for years before this, building up the walls stronger than they ever were before..

When you finally moved, your being a husk of what it once was, you went off to do what you did best:

You ran..

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𝐚/𝐧: Evey… if/when you read this.. i am so sorry HAAHAH. This hurt SO MUCH to write but i neeeedddeeedd itttttt

welcome to my new series ! It's called Monster due to this chapter alone but there are other forms of inner monsters coming ahead. This series is angst heavy, so i understand if there are some of you that don't want to read it LMAO. there are good things, including the ending, but that's far ahead.

i use the term Avian at the top - it refers to a being that has the characteristics of and/or the ability to change into a bird. I have a post going up soon after this that explains some anatomy and what i think the readers features are like. ill link to it HERE a bit after this gets posted

this series seems like its going to be around 4 chapters, more of less.. let me know if you want to be tagged in future chapters either in the comments or my DMs - same goes for being added to my "all works" taglist :)

i hope you enjoyed this chapter and are excited for whats to come eheh

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crow-raven-crow · 7 months

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𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬)

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐰𝐨: 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝

Larissa Weems x Avian f!reader previous chapter | next chapter | series page | masterlist words: ~3.5k 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬/𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭: ANGST, hurt/no comfort, description of pain, blood, crying, reader impacted, description of injury, dread, helplessness, regret, traumatic event(s), scratches, deep wounds

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Chapter Summary: There were many things you faced while traveling the world, but none as brutal, as heart breaking, as soul ripping from the event that just took place. Your heart was still with her, as the husk of who you once were ran through the woods, breaking twigs and crushing leaves in your path. Losing track of where you were was a fools game, especially when it came to what you would have to face next.

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Just as the door shut, it was as though the woman came to her senses, feeling a deep emptiness and tons of regret wash over her form. She looked around her office, not a trace of you was there, and all that flashed through her mind was how your tears pooled in your eyes before streaming down your face.

You hid your wings from her - a fact that hit her like a truck. In your months of being together, hell even before that, you had never hid them from her once you found out she loved to see them - she loved to see all of you.

The reality of the situation dug into her skin, peeling it off, breaking her bones and tearing her heart out just like she had done to you just moments prior. With her theories out of the way and her mind unclouded, she couldn't believe she had said any of those words to you.

Was there any coming back from this?

Her gaze landed to her feet, her body full of feeling ashamed and flooded with regret, when a sparkle caught her eye. She knelt down and grabbed the two objects you had thrown at her, only for any and all air she had to leave her lungs in an instant.

They were beautiful.. The gold rings complimented you both, taking the aspects of your beings and making them dance together, like they were perfect as one, like they were perfect together… just as you both were.. She took one of them and slipped it onto her ring finger, tears finally leaving her eyes as she let out a choked sob at how perfectly it fit her..

All throughout your relationship, you had always paid attention to the little details of everything - getting her sizing perfect by just using your arms whenever you hugged her, memorizing her favorite shades and why they fit her so well to get her some new ones to try, remembering the items she used so that you would grab them before they ran out without her needing to say anything.. It was no shock that you had gotten her ring size right without even having to ask her..

She had messed up..

She had undoubtably, undeniably, without question, just made the biggest mistake of her life.. The words that you said to her started to echo in her head. 'You have denied yourself of everything good in your life, and I thought that maybe, just maybe, that I could be something to change that…'

The years of hurt, of heartbreak, of dread, of longing for someone to be by her side crashed into her like a wave. You, truly, were the biggest part of her life. You cherished her like no other and now you were gone…

She had to do something, to do anything in her power to at least try to give you a sliver of convincing to take her back - a feat that seemed impossible as she raked her mind about how to do it. She had broken you, and there was no going back from that, but she had to try..

If you had taught her anything, it was that she had to at least try..

When she stood, a commotion at the corner of her eye had caught her attention. She saw you running out of the school, down the steps, through the gates..

…and into the woods..

Her heart dropped, her throat tightening as an agonizing 'no!' tore up her vocal cords. She reached for her phone, calling Marilyn as she started to run out of her office towards her friends quarters. You couldn't get lost out there, you couldn't step in there especially with whatever was out there..

She couldn't let you get anymore hurt than she already had..

With each crunch under your feet, your body seemed to move you forward without your knowledge, urging yourself through the pieces of dark bark and around the logs that have since fallen at the test of time. Branches and rocks alike cut and scratched at your face, arms and ankles, but your feet carried you along. Besides, what could even amount to the pain that had just been caused?

The sound of a tree falling had caught your attention, looking in the direction but not being able to see beyond the bark, beyond the tricks your eyes played on you, causing you to fall as your leg got caught on a particularly high rock. You tumbled to your knees, sucking in a breath as your hands and knees collided with the sharp earth beneath you.

You brought yourself to your feet, your breathing labored as you saw the smoke of every one of your exhales in front of you. The cold bit at your fingertips as you took in your surroundings. There were no markings, no buildings, no lights to give you a sliver on insight as to where you were, but, in the state that you were currently in, you couldn't find it in you to care. Worst comes to worst, you'll find your way back as the sun rose..

But it seemed as though nothing went to plan, these days..

You kept a steady pace as you forced yourself deeper into the forest, even as you brought your hands to rub your arms to fight off the cold, even as your adrenaline started to slowly fade away, even as your lungs filled with a burning smell..

It was incomparable to anything you had ever been in the presence of, tears welled up in your eyes as your body begged your throat not to let in another breath, a harsh cough leaving your lungs as it became unbearable, the scent leaving a sour taste in your mouth. It was like burning flesh, like burning hair, like the worst smell you could ever imagine and throwing the source into a fire.

You curled over, uncontrollably coughing into your arm. Your body begged for air, your lungs constricted as your nose took in sharp inhales to clear your airway, but the coughing didn't stop.

You heard a harsh snap of a tree in front of you, the sound making you jump in place and force yourself to get a hold of your breathing. But just as you took hold of the life saving ability, it was like all the air left you once again at the sight of.. it..

The beast was right in front of you, the very danger that had been haunting your home, that had taken pieces of your family, that had destroyed the biggest piece of your happiness.. was right in front of you..

Yet.. you couldn't move.. You found yourself frozen as your frightful gaze met a bloodthirsty one.. Its eyes were blown black with bloodlust, a glowing red barely visible within them. The large wings that protruded from its back made your own, though also large, look minuscule - even in your true form, they couldn't compare. Its skin was like leather, cracking and giving off a smoke that had to be the source of the smell. The cracks glowed red, like a residual ember trying to stay alive within tree bark. Its talons were long, sharp and shiny, reflecting the small amount of moonlight that seeped through the branches above you and illuminated the area..

A Demonic Avian.. It saddened you that a creature so beautiful, a creature that you were so close to, had caused all the worries that flooded everyones minds.. You wondered how far gone it was, what had happened for it to turn in the first place, for it had to go through something absolutely agonizing for the outcast to even consider turning..

For something so large, you wondered how it didn't make a single sound until it was right before you.

There was no point in trying to reason with it. You knew from the reports that trying anything was pointless - from running, to persuasion, every idea that could've been thought of when sat face to face with the beast was acted upon, all ending the same for both parties..

It always got what it wanted, and what it always wanted was to see blood - to see it seep from the victims flesh, for it to pool underneath them as it rushed out of every gash, to wear it on its claws as though it were a badge to be proud of, a trophy to remember as it sought out the perfect victim.

You started to back away slowly, your hands out in front of you, to create at least some sort of distance as it could be right beside you within seconds. You could hear your heart pound in your ears as you stared at the beast in front of you with wide eyes. Your movements caused a twig to snap beneath you, your body cringing at the sound knowing that it registered for the both of you, knowing that the one snap alone would probably be the cause of your demise..

Just as it was about to make its way towards you, two other voices were heard on either side of it, echoing through the night with urgency.

"Hey!" The redhead screamed while throwing a rock in its direction, successfully hitting the entity on the side of the head. "You're not gonna want to know the consequences of dealing with her!"

"Over here!" Another voice chimed out, causing you to shoot your gaze in the direction of the source only to see the silver hair of the woman you loved.

They both looked at it with determination knowing that, one way or another, it was going to get captured tonight. They moved, throwing you signals that they wanted you out of danger, but you wouldn't let them go through this alone - you wouldn't leave them even if one of them told you otherwise already.. The beast now had a harder choice to make..

but in this small moment of stalling..

it ran to the left..

"Larissa!" You screamed, the force of your voice ripping your throat and making it sore. You reached out of her, as though the small act alone would be able to rip her away.

Everything moved in slow motion for you - the beast ran towards Larissa who did her best to create distance. You didn't know when you started moving or how fast your being was able to carry you, but you suddenly found yourself in between the two, doing anything you could to protect the blonde.

Two large, dark wings shot out from your shoulder blades, enclosing your love behind you and keeping her closed off from any sort of danger that tried to meet her path. You would do anything to keep her safe, a vow you made to yourself when you met her, and a vow you still planned to keep, despite everything that happened between you two.

Her fists hit your back and wings lightly, and her pleas filled your ears as the beast stalked closer. She did her best to speak as she choked on her sobs of desperation and fear.

"Y/n, pl-please!! I'm so-so sorry! Don't d-do this!! I-I.. I messed up I-"

"I said I would protect you," your voice boomed, "and.. regardless of how you treated me, I still plan to do that." You cut her off, trying to ease her emotions while simultaneously grounding your own. Her fingers dug into the fabric of your shirt, pulling hard to move you but you had steadied your footing, becoming near unmovable to her antics. You couldn't let her get hurt.. You just needed her to be okay..

That's when life decided to pick up speed.. one moment you were talking to the blonde, trying to ease her worries despite the situation you found yourselves in and the next.. you felt cold, sharp claws opening your skin, tearing your atoms apart.. The longer you held your ground, the worse the pain got. Your ears started ringing as your body drowned itself in pain.

A scream left your throat, though you couldn't hear it all too well. A warmth dripped down your torso and soaked into your clothes, the heat giving you small sanctuary from the cold that absorbed you just moments prior. The claws left your body in haste causing you to curl forward slightly. You watched as it took its arm back, preparing itself to put every ounce of power it had into this one thrust alone..

You were pulled back as its claws swiped through the air, hearing the breeze of the force it used to bring its talons down, but you weren't pulled far enough as new cuts opened on your face, making themselves known with the heat that flooded there. You clenched your jaw as you found your footing once more, sending Larissa a silent thank you for her quick thinking, trying to ignore the large scratches that now littered your body.

Though, the Avian was smarter than you thought, you acknowledging the fact when its other set of claws pierced into you. A guttural scream left your throat at the contact, the only thing keeping you in place was the willpower you had to protect your love behind you. Then a loud bang echoed through the forest followed by many more causing the claws to retract themselves from your body.

The forest flooded with white light as red and blue ones flashed along the leaves and tree bark in the background. You watched the beast fall to the floor with an echoing thud, slowly turning into an unconscious girl soon after - something you took note of as your suspicions were confirmed, for only women could be Avians..

"Now, this is a story the kids will try to pull out of you," you thought. You brought a hand to the lower source of pain only to be met with rushes of a dark, warm liquid leaving your very being. "That is.. if you make it.." dread said, from the back of your mind.

It was as though that one touch was enough to catch you back up with reality. You let your wings expand, releasing Larissa from behind you, as your knees met the hard foliage of the forest beneath you, hoping that they would help brace you for the fall. It worked, though, now your vision was blurry as a red haze made itself known. The Avian had done more damage to you that you had realized as you were now forced to confront it all at once..

"I-I.." You mustered out as your rolled onto your back, a cough interrupting your words. "I really.. fucked it up this time, haven't I..?" you asked out into the open, a pitiful chuckle leaving your chest only to force pain out along with it.

"No.. no no nonononono, Y/n please-" you heard as a gentle touch met your skin. You tried to make sense of the scene in front of you, but your mind couldn't keep up as the figures kept moving. You groaned as you felt two sets of hands bring you to a nearby tree, propping you against it so you were forced to sit up.

"Y/n- hey hey hey- Honey, look at me-" Larissa pleaded, stroking her thumb across your unharmed cheek as she cupped your face, attempting to keep you with her, as Marilyn ran to Sheriff Galphin to get you to an ambulance.

"I-I uh-.." You let out a loud groan as you balled yourself together in attempt to ease at least an ounce of the pain you were being met with. "I love you.. still.. after everything. I love you, Larissa.. so much and I-.. I needed you to know.. to hear it from me at least once.."

Your vision became spotty as you looked at her, the blurriness from your tears and own blood along with it made it harder for you to speak, harder for you to function as more and more blood pooled out of your wounds. You were sure you could feel your organs shutting down one by one as you begged them to stay on, to keep you with her..

"I love you too, Y/n- Please.. stay with me.." She sobbed as she moved one of your hands to her cheek. You fought as best as you could, though, the blood loss and searing pain fought back harder.

You smiled as you attempted to look at her, your tears burned into your wounds as they spilled down your face. She loved you.. You could see it in her gaze, feel it in her touch, notice it in her desperation to keep you with her.. You put every ounce of strength into pulling her towards you and planting a soft kiss on her cheek.

"I love you.." you whispered against her skin, your consciousness slipping from your grasp, putting every second you fought, every second you begged to stay, into the depths as reality slipped from your fingertips.

She felt your lips against her skin, the warmth from your own blood making itself known against it as her eyes fluttered shut at the gentle touch you gave her despite everything - her words, her actions, her hate still being met with all the love you still held for her..

A sob left her at the thought of it all, a quick inhale following right behind it at your words, your reminder and loving tone relieving her of any worry that she had from her actions..

But it was all sucked away as she felt your hand slip from her cheek..

Her eyes shot open to be met with a sight she wouldn't wish on anyone.. You were covered in blood.. it all pooled out beneath you and soaked into your clothes.. She watched your head rest slack against the dark bark, your eyes fluttering shut soon after..

It killed her to know that your actions had lead to the entity being caught, even if you were left in pain, even if you threw your all into every second to keep everyone else safe.. You fought so hard, she saw it in your eyes as you looked up at her, saw it in your actions as you stood between her and the beast after every slice, every rip of your skin.. She held her breath as she watched seconds go by without a response from you, but then quickly made haste to hear or see anything from you.

"Y/n? Y/n, hey- No! No, come on! Please, Y/n-" She brought herself closer to you, her hands sliding along your arms and cupping you face as she pleaded, being met with nothing in return as your limbs were slack and your face turned pale.

Strong, familiar arms pulled her back as two men came to your side, quickly taking your vitals and trying to stop your rapid bleeding. "There's a pulse! She's barely there, we need to get her treated. Now!"

She watched as they carried you away, your arm falling limp and hanging from your side as you were rushed away in the mans arms. Tears that blurred her vision were quickly blinked away as she held her breath, watching you get loaded into the ambulance, watching you slip away from her.. Her mind and heart urged her to move, but shock took over as she found herself frozen.

She was lifted to her feet, hands coming up to cup her face and steal her gaze from your direction.

"We need to go. We have to follow her to the hospital and make our statements.. I know this is so, so much to take in.. but we need to go to her, Larissa.." Marilyn spoke in a calm tone as she looked between Larissa's eyes, worry lining her features as she looked at the blonde who barely seemed to be present.

She was met with a weak nod from the taller woman as she watched her attempt to ground herself. She took this as a sign to lead her towards a car to follow you to your destination.

There were so many thoughts in Larissa's mind that it felt as though everything had gone quiet.. The images of you in front of her, of you closing her in your protective hold, of you in her arms, all flashed in her mind as her legs moved without her knowledge.

There was no doubt in her mind about how she felt for you, about how sorry she felt at her outburst, at how horrible she felt about letting the thought fester and grow in the first place.. She'd work every day for the rest of her life to let you know that she cared for you, that she was so, terribly sorry about everything she caused, that she still loved you.

As she slid into the car with Marilyn, her absentminded gaze steadied itself out the window. Her breathing was still, her brows furrowed as she played with the ring you made for her, as she brought a hand up to hold the matching one that she put on the necklace that one of your feathers hung from..

Surely.. she wouldn't lose you..

Right?

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𝐚/𝐧: oh my.. this one was so emotionally hard to write..

If you made it to the end, gods you're a strong one. This series is definately not for the light hearted, but as someone who reads other fics I felt like I needed something with more angst since I don't see it too much.

With that being said IM SORRY AHAH I'm literally sitting here absolute dumbfounded as I just finished writing it.. I almost cried low key LOL. The visuals I was creating in my head while writing everything really hurt, so going back and proof reading and creating them again didn't numb anything and it was so fucking SAD

The reader protecting Larissa in this chapter was actually what started this series in the first place. I wrote it down as an idea during a lunch break a little over a month ago and created a small bit of the scene back then. Little did I know that I would create it into something like this

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I promise.. it gets better for the duo at some point.. My love for Larissa as a character is too strong to make it otherwise

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