Summary: Leaving her family behind, y/n moves out of home, far far away. With no real desire to go to college or work in a particular job. She lands a job opportunity to be an assistant for the CEO of the biggest tech company in the country. Y/n had no real expectations of the job, having had no secretarial experience prior, but the money was enticing enough. But when it comes to taking orders from the most obnoxious, self-entitled, and insensitive CEO, Jaemin, how long could she really keep on working for him.
Pairing: Rafe Cameron x Reader
Genre: Angst, angst angst
Warnings: Some light swearing
Words: 2000
"Rafe.." you said carefully watching as the boy before you paced back forth. Hands holding his head up as the posture he so strongly attempted to retain crumbled into pieces. Nothing could prepare you for the storm that was about to strike.
A cold breeze drifted through the four walls of his bedroom. You were unsure whether you had actually felt the breeze, having observed no open windows or doors, or simply the atmosphere dropping had something to do with chills running up and down your spine.
Rafe continued to grumble under his breath, unmistakably, in an anxious condition. You could make out a few of his words, as if he'd been muttering "this isn't how it was supposed to go".
"Rafe," you tried again. This time more firm and the shakiness of the previous attempt hidden behind your false bravery. Rafe whipped his head towards you, his arms fell to his sides, but he continued the pacing he had been doing the past five minutes.
"What?" he snapped, one jab at your heart, "what, y/n." He said your name with such disdain. Another jab at your heart.
"Please, sit down. Let's talk this out," you pleaded. Rafe stood still, but your heart reached out to him, as you watched his body tremble. He was right, this was not how it was supposed to go. None of this was planned, or even a part of the life you envisioned for yourself.
Falling in love? Yes, that was always a dream. As a little girl, witnessing the tremendous affection and plentiful joy that your mother received from your father was enough to have you yearning for such divine love. But falling in love with Rafe Cameron? The man most feared, but most envied in town. The man, who just seven months ago, was terrorising civilians who lived on the same side of town as you. The man who wouldn't even dare bat an eye in your direction, let alone confess his undying love to you.
None of this was supposed to happen, and yet it did.
Somehow, somewhere in the universe, your stars alined. Your paths crossed, and Rafe fell so madly, and deeply in love with the girl who had little but so much to give to the broken and battered boy.
"Talk this out?" Rafe's body turned towards you. His eyes filled with tears, something you, nor anybody for that matter, could say they would have ever witness.
"What else can you possibly say? You want to end things? Okay. We're done. That's it." His voice was charged with so much hatred and poison, every bit of despise striking you.
"The door is that way, you know the way out," Rafe pointed towards the door and gulped as a bead of sweat fell down his forehead. Despite the shivers, your hands begun to sweat.
"Rafe,"
"Don't. You broke up with me, and that's it. There's nothing else for us to say."
"This isn't how I want to end things, Rafe."
"Are you crazy? Is everything about you?" He looked at you exasperatedly. "What about me? Huh? You've been feeling like this for weeks and you don't tell me about it, yet you have the nerve to break up with me and want to talk about it now? That's honestly fucked up, and you're crazy to think I'd want to speak to you about this."
He was right. Rafe was always right about things. Rafe was nothing but sweet and affectionate towards you throughout the four months you were together. You were finally receiving the love that you dreamt of since being a child.
Rafe took you out to fancy dinners, and bought you nice gifts. But Rafe never complained when you wanted to sit at the beach and read for hours. He never complained when your ideal date meant going for walks through the town and people watching. Or ditching his friends at the island club so that he could help you take care of your sick mother.
Rafe was every bit of the lover and gentleman that you had always envisioned in a life partner. Despite his past, and the stories you had heard about him, you continued to see him through the tough demeanour. You broke through his walls, cracked every bit of defence he installed, and found the broken boy. A boy who had so much love to give, but nobody there to give it to. A boy who envied his little sister because the only person he'd ever really wanted to see him, and really see him, was his father. But even he felt that he could never be good enough, because his father only worried about his sisters.
But he met you, and something inside of him changed. He no longer pursued his father's attention. Because now he could show somebody who he really was, and have that warmth and closeness reciprocated.
After some time, the rumours and the disappointment from the people living in figure 8 had begun to circle your mind. Every day you found yourself comparing appearances and monetary value to those who were just like Rafe. You noticed the differences in your lives, and every day you felt yourself become more and more distant.
You were very much aware of what people thought of you, and your relationship with Rafe. His father and step-mother were no different to those against your relationship. You aspired to be liked and someone that Rafe could be proud to show to his peers. But if his own family struggled to even look you in the eyes, then the future was not looking to be in your favor.
It was an everyday struggle, trying to live up to the unattainable expectations of Rafe's family. Never truly acquiring their approval. Supposedly, you were just like Rafe. Pining after the approval and validation from his father, but that in itself had proven to be an unachievable task.
Rafe knew first-hand just how strict and narrow-minded his father and step-mother were. But just as he was determined to express his endearment and deep affection to you, he was set on proving to his family that you belonged. Rafe was always understanding of how you felt, but you promised him that the opinions of others could never influence how you felt for him.
Until a couple of weeks ago, after overhearing Rafe's father and step-mother talking about you. Words that you could never say to anybody yourself as you knew just how hurtful they could be. They talked down on you, your family and how much you had changed Rafe, who was supposed to take over the family company.
Rafe had confessed to you, on multiple occasions, that taking over the company was the last thing he'd ever want. Going to college, getting a degree in something unrelated to business, and living out his life just like every other normal boy his age. That's what he yearned. Time and time again he would contest with his father over his own future.
But Ward blamed you for this change. Although you had only ever supported Rafe in his ambitions, never once having had any influence on his future endeavours.
It was too much. Life on figure 8 was not for you, and whilst you struggled on the cut, at least you felt at home. You were accepted.
You knew you'd never be the girl that Rafe could take home to his parents proudly. You couldn't be the girl that Rafe could parade in town without the dirty looks from others.
But Rafe never cared about that. His love for you was infinite and all he could ever ask for was to have you by his side. He didn't care if his parents never approved, as long as you were with him.
"I'm not trying to make it about myself, Rafe, but can you just hear me out?" your voice cracked, your raw emotions spilling out through every syllable. Rafe sat on a nearby chair hunched over and elbows rested on his knees. His eyes shot straight at yours. His chest heaving up and down, as if he'd just ran a mile. You could see the barriers had begun to reassemble. All your hard work to have him trust you slowly deteriorating in front of your eyes.
You took his silence as an opportunity to speak, "you have got to understand how incredibly difficult this is for me. I wish we could have worked out, and forget this all ever happened, but I can't, Rafe. Your parents despise me, the whole town looks at me like I'm an alien. I can't bear it anymore. Every day I think about how much life would be so much easier for you if I wasn't around. You and Ward would not have to constantly fight over me and you could join your family dinners again without it being so awkward and tense."
Somewhere in the middle of your spiel, a river of tears burst through your barriers. Rafe's eyes softened but you couldn't miss the intensity of his stare. It was physically painful to watch him slowly reeling into himself, shutting himself out from you.
"You think that if you weren't around my dad and I wouldn't be fighting? We fight every single day, even before you, if it's not about you it's about my schooling, it's about my friends, it's about what I'm wearing, what I'm saying, what I didn't say or do." Rafe stood up again, walking closer to you, his hands moving around as he spoke.
"My dad and I have never seen eye to eye, and yes that bothered me before, but after I met you I stopped caring. I thought that you didn't care about what they said, or anyone for that matter, and that gave me motivation to do the same. To stop caring about what my parents thought of me, I thought we were on the same boat. Why didn't you fucking tell me you were feeling this way?" Rafe was now bellowing at this point. You weren't certain if his family were around, but if they were then they for sure could hear every bit of this argument. They'd probably be celebrating your break up.
"Rafe-"
"Why didn't you fucking say anything? I trusted you to tell me, I trusted you enough to tell you what the fuck goes on in my head, and you can't do the same? We could have worked this out, we could have done something. I could have fucking reassured you, but you're fucking selfish and you only think for yourself. You don't think this is hard for me too? I hear them and I see them every day, y/n."
"I'm so sorry, Rafe," you croaked out, a river of tears flowing down your face. Rafe's face was contorted in pain and in anger. His face an angry red tone and a scowl etched onto his features.
"I'm sorry that I couldn't let what they say go, I'm sorry I didn't speak sooner. I'm sorry that I'm putting you through all of this. But if this is being selfish, then I'm sorry too. I have never felt so damn insignificant and unworthy until I step foot on figure 8. You have been so good to me, you have never been at fault, Rafe. But I can't stay here. They're brutal, and I just might not be as strong as you thought I was."
You stood up, and wiped the tears on your cheeks. Rafe looked down at you, whatever trust he had in you, completely dead and buried deep down. You waited for him to respond, but you realised that he was done. Your relationship was done. You turned your back and head straight for the exit.
Rafe's resolve collapsed the moment you closed the door. His life falling away at his very feet, and there was nothing he could do about it.
What upset him the most was that he was willing to fight, to work through the issues and get through this together. But after you so effortlessly ended things, with little to no fight, he grasped just how useless it would have been. You were set on your decision, and there was no changing that. Even if he wanted to reach out to you, to hold you close again. To feel you against his skin and have you soothe his aching heart. He couldn't do anything.
Synopsis: Growing up and living life as a pogue had its ups and downs. Mostly downs. Y/n studied diligently, a trait ingrained at a young age by her single mother. With her sharp intellect, Y/n was recognised as the top in all her classes, whilst attending a few subjects above her year level. To relieve some financial burden, Y/n tutored fellow students, some in her public school and if she was lucky, some students from Kildare Academy. She favoured tutoring opportunities from these families as they offered higher rates. She was proposed an offer by a teacher to tutor Rafe Cameron, only the scariest and richest Kook on the island. Actually second, as his dad took first place. Teaching was the easy part, interacting with Rafe? Now that was a different story.
Summary: Leaving her family behind, y/n moves out of home, far far away. With no real desire to go to college or work in a particular job. She lands a job opportunity to be an assistant for the CEO of the biggest tech company in the country. Y/n had no real expectations of the job, having had no secretarial experience prior, but the money was enticing enough. But when it comes to taking orders from the most obnoxious, self-entitled, and insensitive CEO, Jaemin, how long could she really keep on working for him.
Summary: Leaving her family behind, y/n moves out of home, far far away. With no real desire to go to college or work in a particular job. She lands a job opportunity to be an assistant for the CEO of the biggest tech company in the country. Y/n had no real expectations of the job, having had no secretarial experience prior, but the money was enticing enough. But when it comes to taking orders from the most obnoxious, self-entitled, and insensitive CEO, Jaemin, how long could she really keep on working for him.
Summary: Leaving her family behind, y/n moves out of home, far far away. With no real desire to go to college or work in a particular job. She lands a job opportunity to be an assistant for the CEO of the biggest tech company in the country. Y/n had no real expectations of the job, having had no secretarial experience prior, but the money was enticing enough. But when it comes to taking orders from the most obnoxious, self-entitled, and insensitive CEO, Jaemin, how long could she really keep on working for him.
i was the anon who asked the ‘x reader’ thing and omg no worries 😭😭 i just thought beforehand that lucy was another character, i got confused HHHHH im looking forward for ur smau tho! 🫶🏻
i honestly don’t know how i mixed it up hahaha but ur a blessing 😊
Summary: Leaving her family behind, y/n moves out of home, far far away. With no real desire to go to college or work in a particular job. She lands a job opportunity to be an assistant for the CEO of the biggest tech company in the country. Y/n had no real expectations of the job, having had no secretarial experience prior, but the money was enticing enough. But when it comes to taking orders from the most obnoxious, self-entitled, and insensitive CEO, Jaemin, how long could she really keep on working for him.
Summary: Leaving her family behind, y/n moves out of home, far far away. With no real desire to go to college or work in a particular job. She lands a job opportunity to be an assistant for the CEO of the biggest tech company in the country. Y/n had no real expectations of the job, having had no secretarial experience prior, but the money was enticing enough. But when it comes to taking orders from the most obnoxious, self-entitled, and insensitive CEO, Jaemin, how long could she really keep on working for him.
Summary: Leaving her family behind, y/n moves out of home, far far away. With no real desire to go to college or work in a particular job. She lands a job opportunity to be an assistant for the CEO of the biggest tech company in the country. Y/n had no real expectations of the job, having had no secretarial experience prior, but the money was enticing enough. But when it comes to taking orders from the most obnoxious, self-entitled, and insensitive CEO, Jaemin, how long could she really keep on working for him.
Summary: Leaving her family behind, y/n moves out of home, far far away. With no real desire to go to college or work in a particular job. She lands a job opportunity to be an assistant for the CEO of the biggest tech company in the country. Y/n had no real expectations of the job, having had no secretarial experience prior, but the money was enticing enough. But when it comes to taking orders from the most obnoxious, self-entitled, and insensitive CEO, Jaemin, how long could she really keep on working for him.
