chemistry - rodrick x reader

9

"she was??" rodrick's voice cracked, his eyes flooding in worry.

"no. but she could've been" his dad stated and rodrick sighed softly, walking downstairs to his room.

"I know..." he mumbled to himself, laying on his messy bed.

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"warmie~" your sister chirped as her tiny hands tucked you in your weighted blanket tightly.

she placed a tiny, messy peck on your forehead that was burning, her arms wrapping around your neck.

"you're choking me" you chuckled.

"no... it's a hug!" she climbed on your bed, laying on you.

"thank you..." you mumbled, praying your sister doesn't get sick as well.

her head rested on your shoulder and she went silent for a while, relaxing in the warmth of your bedroom.

"you don't get hugs..." she softly mumbled.

"and you do??" you looked at her, slightly offended, earning a giggle.

"yes... my prince hugs me soooo much... so cuddly..." a corny smile was plastered on her face, making you want to throw up.

you yawned and pushed her off of you, closing your eyes slowly. you were tired enough to not notice your phone vibrating, but you wouldn't pick it up anyway.

your phone was always in silent mode and you didn't bother to change it. no one called you anyway. the call screen dropped and a message popped up.

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1 missed call 🅅
billy rotner
rang for 45 seconds
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your sister walked to your phone as she saw it light up, taking it and scrunching up her nose in disgust.

"he sounds stinky..." she mumbled and you slowly opened your eyes.

"mm? who..." you yawned softly, taking your phone from her hands.

"he is..." you chuckled and deleted Billy's number.

you saw another notification under it, 3 missed calls popping up from an unknown number.

you called the familiar number back, sitting up, leaning on your elbows.

"yeah?" you spoke sleepily, your voice raspy.

you cringed by your own choice of words, waiting for a response but the opposite line remained silent.

"hey sleepyhead~" a familiar voice softly cooed in your ear, a low groan of exhaustion escaping your lips.

"moaning for me already?" he chuckled and you sighed, trying to not give a reaction.

"what do you want?" you softly spoke.

"right... are you free-" he started to say but you quickly cut him off.

"no. what do you want??" you quickly, strictly said.

"I'm sorry..." rodrick apologized after a few seconds and you both stayed silent, not knowing what to say.

you wanted to tell him that sorry wasn't going to fix anything and that you'd still be mad at him... but you didn't.

something in his voice was different. it sounded as if he was hesitant, apologetic and a bit upset.

a crack in his voice made you imagine his watery eyes, something you'd never thought to imagine before.

"I'm just... I know it was wrong and... everyone pressured me to-" his breathy, whimpery voice piercing your heart.

"but you didn't have to do it... didn't you think of the consequences??" you softly spoke, not wanting to sound strict or hurt.

"no, I know... I'm sorry... I know you probably don't want to see me again and-" his voice cracked again, a sad tone in his voice making my heart melt.

"no, no it's fine... I mean, it's not... but I'm not as mad as yesterday" you looked down, your mind traveling back to the night before.