Pairing: John Seed x Fem!Deputy!Reader
Warnings: Angst, Character Death, Violence, Blood, Injury, Swearing (Sounds like a good time, doesn’t it?)
Summary: The Resistance has collapsed and now the Deputy’s choices are dwindling. Her only option left is to go to her secret lover, John.
A/N: How could you do this to me @theeonlyroman ?! I asked for fluff Requests and you give me This?! Haha, Suffer with me. >:)
I Hope ya’ll Enjoy??? >:D
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“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”
Gunfire echoes through the valley. The smell of smoke and gunpowder fills the air. A wildfire burns across several fields, eating away at everything in its path. Even the sky took on the hellish amber and ash hues.
You were running as hard as your legs would allow. Your lungs burn and harsh coughs leave your throat as you continue your sprint. Your left arm was bleeding, but the adrenaline rushing through your veins kept you moving.
It was over. Everything has collapsed in on itself. All of your work has fallen to nothing in a matter of a few days. Joseph somehow rallied together a new wave of reinforcements. There were too many of them. They’ve either taken or killed everyone. And if any of the Resistance managed to evade that, they were surely in hiding.
Your only hope was to make it to the ranch. To find John. It was the only way.
You feel guilt and shame towering over you, but you had no other choice.
Over the course of this fight, you and the blue-eyed Baptist had developed a relationship. The two of you were happy with each other. Of course, the two of you had to keep it a secret. If either side had found out, it would’ve had catastrophic consequences.
Now your only choice was to abandon your collapsing group and go to John. You were hoping to convince him to leave with you. The two of you could leave and never look back. You radioed him earlier and told him that you were coming to him. That you would meet him at his house. He agreed and told you to hurry.
Now as you near his home, you finally slow to a jog. You see John standing outside, pacing back and forth on his porch. His appearance looked worse for wear and his demeanor revealed his matching anxiety and frustration.
You hear a few distant yells and a series of gunshots soon after. You look back and see cult trucks near the distant tsunamis of fire that continued to tear away at the fields.
You turn back to the mission at hand and call out to John. His head snaps up in an instant. He looks at you and lets out a sigh of relief. He waves you over.
There didn’t seem to be any guards around the house, so you walk out into the open.
Even as your body aches, you couldn’t think about anything else except for the man ahead of you. He was all you had left. He was the reason you continued to move forward. The reason you fought through all the pain. Just to be in his arms.
But it would seem that not only was he your greatest source of strength, he would also be your greatest downfall.
Neither of you notice the stray group of peggies approaching from the forest. It wasn’t until you hear another voice yell that you realize that you were no longer alone. You didn’t have enough time to react.
A loud gunshot rings through the air and suddenly, you’re crashing to your knees. Your assault rifle slips from your hands and falls to the dirt beside you. You can only stare ahead as blinding pain bubbles up through your chest.
You see John yell. He was talkingーscreaming evenーbut you could barely hear him. The world seemed to spin as you watch his distorted figure in the distance. It made you want to throw up.
John comes running towards you. You try to speak, try to reach out for him as he gets closer.
John falls to his knees in front of you and grabs onto your shoulders.
Your voice barely comes out as a whisper.
You suck in a shaky breath of air. You hadn’t realized how hard it was to breath until now.
“I-I’ve got you.” He replies.
John begins to stand. He grabs ahold of you and starts pulling your body up towards him. Sharp pain twists hard through your gut as he tries to get you up off the ground. You let out a loud yowl and your body seems to go completely slack in his grip.
“John. I can’t… It’s too much.” You plea, breathing heavily.
John stops pulling and hesitantly lowers you back to the ground. He kneels back onto the ground, continuing to hold you up.
“I have to get you inside. You’ll…you’ll…”
John’s words fall short. His eyes dart rapidly over your body. His throat clenches as he sees all the red that’s soaking through your clothes. His chest burns and he tries to swallow down the growing lump in his throat. He can’t speak. All he can do is pull you to his body. He cradles your head to his neck. His body begin to quiver as he holds you.
“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. Don’t leave me.” He murmurs.
John looks up at the amber-shaded sky.
“Please, don’t take her from me.”
You close your eyes for a moment and take in a breath. You’ll never get to tell John your plan. You’ll never get out of this place alive.
You’re here with him now and that’s all the peace you’ll ever need.
You force your eyes back open and slowly reach a hand up. You shakily bring John’s face to look at you.
His electric blues are red and watery as they gaze back at you.
His face twists into a look of pure anguish and he shakes his head, “No, no. Y-You’re going to live. D-Don’t say that yet.”
His sniffles betray his words. You grab his hand and carefully lace your fingers through his.
“I will always love you, John.”
Tears begin to fall down over his cheeks. He gives your hand a gentle squeeze. He tries to give you a weak smile, but it only ends in a choked up sob.
“I love you too.” He finally manages to say.
Small tears begin to escape your own eyes, but you try your best to hold them back. Instead, you smile and lean into him further. You close your eyes and lay your head against John’s chest. You stay there, taking in small breaths and listening to your lover’s lively heartbeat until you feel the grip of your intertwined hands fade away.
John feels your hand go still in his and he looks down at you.
“Y/N?” His voice cracks. “Y/N?”
John lets out a sob as the moment begins to sink in.
Thoughts begin crashing over him. He should’ve met you somewhere else. He shouldn’t have let you come out into the open like that. This is all hisー
John’s thoughts come to a raging halt. He feels anger burn across his skin.
No. No. This was their fault.
They pulled the trigger. They followed Joseph’s orders. Joseph killed Y/N.
The group of peggies try to approach him.
John looks up at them; his irises held a fire hotter than any of the ones burning down the valley.
“Get away!” John yells, his teeth baring angrily at the group.
The members flinch, but don’t back away.
This only makes John angrier. He lashes out again.
“Get the fuck away from us!”
His voice strains harshly as he continues to shout at them. He eyes the gun that had fallen from your grasp. He grabs the weapon and points it at them while still holding you tightly in his arms.
“Stay the fuck away from us or I will kill you all.” He growls.
The peggies begin to back away. They almost had a look of sadness and shame upon their faces.
None of them would be the same after this evening.
Was being saved…really worth doing all of this?
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