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It's because we love you. (Soft mod angst oneshot)

The next thing Mother Mairest saw was her husband storming out of a room, and into the living room, he grumbled,

"You better be."

With a look of impatience, he turns to his wife, and gestures to the room.

"Shut him up, I can't stand that noise."

He then walked over to the couch, sitting on it as he picked up a small box from the coffee table, opening it to take out a cigar.
He had a lighter in his pocket already, so he just lit it up as he grumbled to himself, trying to cool off as he took a drag from the cigar.

Mother Mairest rolled her eyes a bit. There goes having a quiet afternoon...
God, she loved Benjamin to bits and pieces, but why did he have to be such a crybaby?
With a heavy sigh, she began walking towards her sons room.

"Here we go again."

She muttered before she peeked inside his room, to find the sight of Benjamin laying flat on his bed, muffling his sobs into his pillow.
She hesitated a little, before knocking on the wooden doorframe.

"Benji..? Are you alright?"

She had put on the most loving tone she could muster, a soft but worried smile strained across her face as she looked at him.
And much like she expected, he had jolted, hiccuping as he rubbed his eyes dry as if he wasn't just sobbing his eyes out a few minutes ago.

"W..what..?"

Benjamin sat up as he looked up at his mother. His voice was quiet, afraid if he'd speak any louder, he'd set either one of them off again.

"Benji.. what's wrong?"

She spoke softly, as she walked into his room fully, taking a seat at the foot of his bed right beside him.

"W-why.. why does dad hit me? W-what did I do wrong..? Does he hate me???"

The child hiccuped again, tensing up slightly when he felt arms wrap around his small body, pulling him into an embrace. He relaxed a little bit, returning the gesture as he gripped onto her softly with a whimper.
He further relaxed as her fingers began to run through his hair, her other hand rubbing his back gently every now and then.

"Noo.. Sweetie- He doesn't hate you-"

She spoke in a soothing tone, as she reassured the other.

"He just does those things because he wants what's best for you.. he wants you to be happy-"

The child looked up at his mother, eyes still watery as he let out a small hiccup once again.

"He d-doesn't..?"

"No, he doesn't."

She continued to affirm-

"Sometimes we get mad at you and say things we don't mean to- but we do it because we love you.. we're just trying to help you with your future and to make sure you're happy- and.. sometimes we have to do it the hard way when you won't listen..."

She continues to brush her fingers through his hair, holding him a little closer as he began to calm further.

"As long as you listen to us, you'll be fine.. can you do that for me, Benji?"

Benjamin just.. slowly nodded his head, staying in silence as he started to rest his head against her chest, continuing to hug her.

"That's a good boy.. I love you, Baby."

She had smiled down at him, moving her hand to cup the boy's cheek, wiping off some of the tears off his face that hadn't dried yet.

"I.."

Benjamin hesitated a little, before speaking up in a tiny, hoarse voice.

"I-I love you too..."

END.

Author's note:
Ooh boy i found this difficult to write, poor softie though-
I apologize for the first story on here being an angst, I just got highly motivated as this idea popped into my head-
I tried my best to capture the effect of toxic relationships here the best I could, I personally haven't been through an abusive situation, so I apologize if I've gotten anything inaccurate.
On a lighter note, I am a huge fan of the soft mod and find it to be a huge comfort to me, so I might write more about it here!
Anyway, more stories will hopefully arrive sooner, I just need to get my shit together and get motivated lol
I hope you enjoyed!
See you next time!