misunderstood. [sallyface x reader]

x. home

a/n: i was listening to freaks by surf curse while making this chapter :')

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at the college dorms

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sal parks his motorcycle in front of the dorms. i take a hesitant breath before getting off. "you okay?" sal asks as takes his helmet off.
"yeah i just... i feel horrible bcbuy yumny for what i said to them. they all mean a lot to me."
"you were upset... i'm sure they'll understand."
i take my helmet off and smile lightly, "maybe."

as soon as i get off, i see ash, larry, and todd walk out of the dormitory building. before i can do anything, ash sprints over and hugs me.
"god, y/n, i'm so sorry! i didn't want to keep it a secret but it was just..."
"ash," i look at her with a smile, "it's okay." her eyes fill with tears as she hugs me tighter.

"so, everyone's okay?" larry asks as sal while todd walks over. sal stands by them, "more than okay." i smile at larry and todd, waving.
we talk for a few minutes about everything that happened when ash looks at her phone. "well, how about we do something? i know before... everything... we were doing a little christmas party. we can maybe order food again and hang out? maybe play some games."
"sounds good to me man, i'm starving," larry nods. "me too," todd says.

"that's a good idea," i say while smiling at sal.

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ash ends up making some soup and serving it with bread. we all spend our evening talking to each other, sitting on ash and my beds.
"so your dad didn't like... freak out?" todd asked, surprised. i nod, "i mean, he was definitely in shock but he understood sal pretty fast."
"damn," larry responds. we finish our food and as we are talking, sal gets up, "i'll be right back."
he walks out of the dorm which leaves us silent.
"is he okay?" i ask. they all shrug, "he was quiet this whole evening," ash says.

i look at the door, my soup, and then the others. i get up and put the soup on the counter, "i'm gonna check on him." ash nods, "okay! let us know if he's alright."

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outside the dormitory building

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it's cold, dark, and foggy when i walk out of the building. "sal?" i call out.
i notice him sitting on the bench by a tree, looking at his shoes. i quickly walk over, "it's cold out here. are you okay?" i sit next to him.
"i'm fine," he responds quickly. he fiddles with his fingers while staring at his worn out converses. "sal," i rest my hand on his shoulder, making him jump, "talk to me."

he doesn't move for another second until he looks up at me. i can see through his mask that he's tearing up. "jesus sal," i say, concerned, "please. talk to me."

...

"how could you forgive me?" he asks.
"what?" that's all i could manage to get out.
"you... your dad. you both just... forgave me."
"sal we've talked about this..."
"it doesn't matter if what i did was for a good reason. i'm still a monster. i didn't want to do this i..." he begins to breathe heavily.
"sal, take a deep breath," i tell him.

"i didn't want to do this... i didn't want... i didn't have a choice..."

"sal..."

"i'm a monster..."

"listen-"

"i hate myself."

"SAL!"

my hands are placed on his mask as i get him to look at me. he's silent as his teary eyes look at me. "i know what i've said before hurt you. but you know i didn't know about everything," i sigh, "you are not a monster..."
he tries to look away but i don't allow him to.
"i love you, sal."
his eyes widen, "what...?"
i smile, "you heard me. i love you. so much. it pained me thinking you were a bad person because i've been head over heels for you since i met you."

he doesn't respond anything which worries me.

"you stole my heart when i first saw you," he says.
i look at him, smiling, "really?"
he snickers, "yeah. i didn't say anything, of course, because i thought i wouldn't have a chance with you."

"you really thought that?" i laugh. we laugh together for a second before going silent.
"can you... uh," i motion towards his mask.
he hesitates before taking it off.

and just like that, i can't stop staring at him.
he is so beautiful.
i rest my hand on his cheek, smiling. i can tell he's nervous- he isn't the only one.

kiss me. kiss me. kiss me. just kiss me already.

"can i kiss you?" he finally builds up the courage to ask. my eyes light up, "god yes."
he laughs before placing his hands on my face and pulling me into a kiss.

my heart is beating so fast, not processing this is finally happening. we're so close- literally kissing- but not close enough. i'm just so in love with him.

we pull apart eventually, looking at eachother. we're holding hands and a light tint of red covers his face. "you're so cute," i smile. he looks down, smiling as we hear a squeal in the distance.

"OHMYGOD I KNEW IT!" ash screams, "LARRY THEY KISSED! OH MY GOD THEY KISSED."
sal and i get up. i'm laughing as sal looks embarrassed. "yoooo we- like- totally called that," larry nods as him and ash high five.

"guys don't ruin their moment," todd says a few feet behind them. "thanks todd," i say.
"shit. you're right, sorry! carry on," ash says while giggling and back in.
i look at sal and we can't help but laugh.

after we calm down, sal looks at me. "i love you, y/n," he says. i smile big as i hug him, "i love you too, sallyface."
he laughs, "ah, a classic."

"we should probably go inside now. i'm freezing," i say, shivering. his hands are shaking, "yeah uh.. good idea." we begin to walk back to my dorm, holding hands.

this is everything i wanted.

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a/n: AHHHH!!!! i'm kinda getting sad bc we're getting to an end to this fic :( buttttt, i have many others coming so stay tuned <3
THANKS FOR 700 READS BTW :0