Requested: onion_sprout
Prompt: 54. "H-How long have you been standing there?"
Info: Musical: Dear Evan Hansen
Character: Connor
Male reader
Prompt 54
Plot: the reader thinks he's alone in his house so he starts venting to himself about how his mom abuses him and gave him a black eye again but Connor was in the doorway listening then comforts reader? I guess? JFJSJSK SORRY IM BAD AT THIS-
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Rummaging through my mother's makeup drawers, I struggle to find the many bottles of  drugstore and luxury foundation she keeps in her bathroom.

I sigh, my eyes landing on some brand of foundation, my hands making an anxious grab for it. I open the bottle rather quickly, my rising anxiety making is progressively harder to focus on the task.

"Dammit mom." I half sob out, tears looting down my face without my meaning to. "If you didn't go and punch me we wouldn't be having to deal with this! I don't want to be dealing with stupid makeup to cover up your mistakes!"

"Baby she did what to you??" A gentle, yet very harsh and angry voice questions. I turn around in a rush and back up, my black and blue eye clear for Connor to see.

"C-Con Co-Con!" I stutter, my tears still eminent and clear. "I uhh- didn't realize you were here!"

"Yea I am- but your mom punched you?? And you didn't tell me?? Baby how long has this been going on??" He questions, dodging my statement, causing me to break down and fall into his arms. "Oh baby boy. I'm so sorry she's been doing this to you. So all those times you claimed you were running in the woods with Evan and fell, were just to cover up your own mother beating you??"

"Y-Yea." I sob out, my words barely audible over the sobs pushing from my throat. "I didn't- I-I-"

"You don't have to explain. I'm not gonna make you. I didn't mean to force this on you either. I'm sorry if I stressed you out." He explains, his words softening to a whisper as he pulls me down to the tile of my mothers bathroom. "I'm gonna get you out of here. Away from this. You're gonna come live with me from now on. I'm gonna call my mom right now."

I look up at him, into his eyes before he reaches for his phone, but I stop him.

"I don't want to make you involved. You might get hurt too.." I say, sadness knitting itself in my words.

"But you-"

"One day Con.. one day you can rescue me. Not right now.. once high school is done, whisk me away to college and we can be truly happy, and away from everyone." I say, stopping his words and explaining my plan. "One day, ok?"

"Fine.." he sighs. "One day."

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So hIIIIII

I'm so so so sO sorry I've been gone for so long. First I was dealing with exams, and then relationship bullshit, and then I got sick with a 102 fever, right when I was gonna start updating again.

From now on, I will be back with updating on my normal schedule seeing as summer is here. So, stay tuned for Tuesday's, Thursday's, and Saturday's!!

I'm going to have to start a new book in a few chapters, and I probably won't be updating it right away, but I will be writing in it. I will probably just updating everything all at once. Not sure yet.

Anyways, I hope everyone is having an amazing day/night!! See y'all Thursday!!

~~Griffon~~