Introverted|Strawberries & Cigarettes (Sebastian X Reader)

Chapter 26 | relapse

"You've been resting and eating though, right?" He laughs, expecting her to agree with him. But as the silence went on, Sebastian pauses and he looks up at her, her leg slowly going back to the side of the bed and no longer with his.

"Uhm-"

"Y/n."

"Ok but how about you? Have you been eating?" She defends, crossing her arms.

Sebastian flinched, caught off guard as he realizes how much of a hypocrite he was being. "I... I eat when I can-" he murmurs, embarrassed that he was making such a big deal over not eating when it came to Y/n, not even thinking about his own habits.

"Exactly, I do the same!" She scoffs, rolling her eyes at him. She scoots back so her back hits her wall, Sebastian smirking softly as he follows her direction, knee planted into the sheets of his bed as he sits down, closer to Y/n than he was before.

"How about this, Seb," she thinks for a moment, letting her head roll against his wall and he hums in return, leaning in. He eyes the way her lips upturn when he bears her, so painfully playful and daring that he had to look away.

"I will take a break every few days... and I'll come here to make sure you do too. With food- might I add!" Adds Y/n proudly.

She crosses her arms, watching as he stares at her, one eyebrow raised and a smirk on his face. He huffs out a laugh, holding his index finger to her cheek to poke it softly before sighing.

"You'll keep me company?"

"Of course."

"Hm. Then I guess it's a deal." He holds his hand out to shake hers but instead of her hand, her pinky is raised and she's waiting for him to return the gesture. He stares for a moment, surprised she still stuck to pinky promises even though she was nearly a full-grown adult. "You're such a child." He scoffs, locking their pinkies together and looking away. How cute she was to be so true to her childhood habits.

"Mhm yeah- but besides the point! Are you going to the luau tomorrow? I'm a little nervous." She rubs the back of her neck and drops her hand but their pinkies were still intertwined. Lightly he pokes her, allowing her to capture his hand with hers as she uses it as a fidget. "Yeah, I'm going. But what are you nervous about..?" He watches absentmindedly when she brings his index finger to level with her face as she studies his hands.

"Just wondering what I should put into the soups. I've got some silver quality wine from the travelling cart by Marnie's but I don't know if it's any good."

Y/n holds his hand up with hers, measuring the differences.

Sebastian's was much larger, much longer than hers.

"I think that'll be fine, don't worry too much about it."

Y/n hums in response, interlocking their fingers. Sebastian freezes, peering from behind their hands to watch her eyes soften as she smiles. She pulls her palm away for a moment, fingers still interlocked with his. When she puts her palm back against his, she makes sure there's air between them so it makes a fart noise.

"Ppfft-" she stifles a laugh, pulling away. Sebastian's hand is still out in front of her and he closes his eyes, surprised at himself for expecting something more than what she led their little moment to.

"Such a child."
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Summer 11 // 7:50 am //  luau

Going to sleep the night before, Y/n thinks she may have lost it all. She realized as she settled into bed, just how numb she was feeling although she spent so much time with Sebastian joking around and talking. She was so happy during those moments, why was she so... unresponsive?