Emotional Cover-up (Branch x Shy!Reader)

Chapter 3: The adventure

Branch's POV

I sit in my Bunker as I read yet another letter from anonymous. I've been getting these letters and drawings from...whoever for years, and I tried to figure out who would give me these and why haven't they showed themselves to me.

I read the letter I just received, and it seems to be a poem.

"To my dearest Branch,

You hide yourself from the world
And keep all those far away.
You wish not to see the sunlight,
As you prefer the clouds of gray.

Everyone tries to make you smile,
But you can only reject.
I try to get to know you for a while,
But it's my heart that fear protects.

My fear of renunciation, keeps me silent,
For it will break me even more.
And they all say "stay away, for he's just trouble"
Then what's the point of meeting him for?

You may not know it but I'm like you,
Though I have a deeper and darker secret,
And I'm scared to let anyone know, even you,
So that is why I must always keep it.

You're the only one I've always admired,
Even from far away,
So this until the next message of my deepest desires...
...Or until we meet face to face one day.

Sincerely, Anonymous.

I look at all the other letters, and drawings that were made for me. I try to think about who this mysterious stranger was, and why did they make these for me.

"Branch!" A voice suddenly calls, startling me, along with loud banging. I quickly hurry to put the letter and drawing away in my cubby hole, only to have the rest of them fall out making a mess.

"Aw jeez!" I scrambled to put all the letters and pictures away. I go up to the entrance to hear Poppy's voice

"Branch! Branch! Branch! BRANCH, ARE YOU IN THERE?!"

I slid open the peek hole to the mat to see her and (Y/n).

"I'm not going to your party!"

"The party's over. We just got attacked by a Bergen!"

"I knew it!"

I open the mat and grab both girls in my trap room. I locked the door, and set up all my traps, even mouse traps. We waited for a moment before Poppy talked.

"Branch-"

I cover her mouth and told her to shush.

"I have to tell you something-"

I shushed her again.

"I was just gonna-"

I shushed her many more times. I listen for any noise, as Poppy raised her hand with a serious face.

"What? What could be so important that it's worth leading the Bergen right to us?"

"The Bergen's gone."

"You don't know that. It could still be out there. Watching. Waiting. Listening..."

"No, it left. It took Cooper, and Smidge, and Fuzzbert, and Satin, and Chenille, and Biggie, and Guy Diamond, and DJ, and Creek,"

I rolled my eyes as she continued.

"And Aliki, and Janell...and (Y/n)'s sister, Clover!"

I then looked at (Y/n) who looks down sadly.