always there for you ⁺‧₊˚
summary: he’s always there for you no matter what
warnings: violence, assault
a/n: i love rafe cameron sm guys :(
-> dividers credits: @anitalenia & @omi-resources
the music was so loud, and all you could smell was alcohol and sweat. you’re not really the party type but somehow rafe managed to convince you. you were seated next to him, with his arm around your waist. you talked with his friends and honestly the party wasn’t even that bad.
rafe stole a glance at you once and then. he doesn’t want to force you into anything and make you feel uncomfortable. ever. he cares for you and loves you so much that your comfort is much more important to him than his.
after a while you leaned closer to rafe so he could hear you and told him you’ll go get another drink. "want me to go with you?" he stared into your eyes and caressed your arm shortly. you gave him a smile and shook your head. you can handle yourself and he knows that so he nodded and decided to trust you and let you go by yourself.
you were on your way towards the bar when suddenly someone bumped into you and spilled his drink on your dress. you stood there and sighed. this dress was newly bought. you were pissed. it was some man that nearly knocked you over, he seemed to be in his 20s.
he smirked and looked you up and down. "oh i’m so sorry." you got even more pissed. "is that funny to you? you nearly knocked me over." your tone was firm and serious which made his smirk waver. "it was an accident." he was acting so nonchalant about this as if nothing happened and yes it wasn’t that deep but it seemed like he’s mocking you. "maybe next time watch where the hell you’re going."
you walked towards the bathroom, shaking your head in disbelief. you stepped inside and tried to dry your dress as much as possible but you knew you’ll have to throw it away anyways.
a few minutes later you left the bathrooms and walked back into the crowd. as you walked someone suddenly grabbed your arm and pulled you back which made you stumble a bit. it was the guy. he gripped your wrist tight and pulled you closer to him.
"what the fuck? let go of me!" you said firmly. you tried to squirm out of his grip but he was holding you so tight. he seemed pissed off. "and why would i do that huh?" he wrapped his arm around your waist. "you know.. i didn’t like the way you talked back at me as if i’ve done something horrible."
you were scared. he was so much taller than you and bigger than you. you kept squirming which made him chuckle with a smirk. "damn, you’re a feisty one. i see." his palm slid down on your ass but you pushed it away with your free hand. you knew you needed help.. and you were lowkey surprised no one seemed to notice you were in trouble even though you were in such a crowded place.
"we could talk somewhere more private." he said as he nearly dragged you away from crowd. you knew you had to do something now and all you could think of was kicking him. that kick made him let go of you so you almost ran through the crowd, while few tears rolled down your cheeks. you didn’t want to cry but you were so stressed. your hands were shaking and your chest was aching..
the guy followed after you but fortunately you found rafe. he was in the crowd with topper and kelce. you gripped his arm and leaned against him, your body shaking. he looked down at you and his smile vanished as soon as he noticed your wet cheeks. "hey.. hey what.. what happened?.." his tone was soft. he cupped your cheeks and wiped your tears away but you kept crying. you were so scared that you couldn’t even say a word. it was getting hard to breathe for you so you gripped his arm tighter.
he hugged you softly and caressed your back. "sweetheart.. it’s okay, you’re alright." he whispered.. he was so confused. he lifted your head up softly and stared at you. "what happened?"
you took a soft breath and sniffled. "there.. there was a guy and he.. he spilled his drink on me and then he grabbed me and-" your voice trailed off. you kept sobbing, unable to keep talking - but these few words were enough for rafe. he looked around and noticed a certain guy staring at them and stepping back slowly. he saw red. "wait here." rafe said before he let go of you and went after that guy. when he noticed rafe he started walking faster but it was too late.
rafe grabbed him from behind and harshly pulled him back so he could face him. rafe’s fist connected with his jaw hard and after that rafe was throwing punch after punch. the people surrounded them after a while and simply watched. rafe had no intention of holding back.
the two of them fought but it was mostly rafe who was beating the hell out of this guy. they ended on the floor. rafe felt so angry.. it was indescribable. his nose was bleeding while his jaw was bruised but the guy was on the verge of passing out.. the fight reached its point when rafe wrapped his arm around this guy’s throat from behind and started choking him..
everyone was staring in horror at this point.. topper and kelce knew they had to stop rafe from doing something stupid.. well more stupid than this so they stepped in and pulled rafe back. the guy coughed for a few minutes, leaning on his palms on the floor. rafe was squirming against topper and kelce.
"if you ever touch her again i swear to god i’ll kill you!" rafe shouted before he pushed topper and kelce off of him and wiped his bloody nose. he was breathing heavily and looked for you in the crowd of people who were staring at him. "show’s over!" rafe shouted again.
you were also one of the people staring. you’ve never seen him like this but you just couldn’t be mad at him.. the guy was being disgusting.. god knows what he would’ve done to you. rafe walked towards you and took your hand softly. "come on." he lead you outside. you could feel everyone’s eyes on the two of you.
rafe felt so guilty. he should’ve gone with you, he should’ve been there sooner.. he should’ve been with you. he felt like this was his fault.. cause he let his girl just wander around a fucking bar. he should’ve known.
he walked you to his car and opened the passenger’s seat for you. you sat down and he knelt down to you. that’s when he saw your red and bruised wrist.. must’ve been from the hard grip. he took your hand and caressed the redness softly. "does it hurt?" he asked worriedly, trying to remain calm. you shook your head.
"i’m sorry." he said softly as he stared at you. you shook your head "no rafe he deserved it i-" you thought he’s apologizing for the fight. "it’s my fault." he cut you off and you furrowed your eyebrows. "what?.."
"i should’ve been there with you." he wiped his bleeding nose again. "it’s not your fault, rafe. there’s no way could you know this would happen." he shook his head "there is, baby. i should’ve been the one to get you a drink." he felt stupid. you held his hands "rafe, you saved me okay? you defended me and that is what matters now." you said softly before you sniffled.
he kissed your knuckles softly. "of course i did. you’re the most important person in my life, baby." you smiled through your exhaustion and caressed his bruised jaw carefully. his eyes fluttered at your soft touch.. that always manages to calm him down. "i’m always here for you, sweetheart."
this is lowkey cringey but i have NO ideas rn. 💔 btw i’m so busy guys i’m sorry, i’ll try to post more from now.
also i’ll re-read it tomorrow, it’s 10:40 pm rn so i cba. :p