Anonymous request: Hey!!! I really like your âCryâ Gally X Reader imagine. Can you do another Gally X Reader where the reader is really sweet to him despite how grumpy and distant he can be?? Gally likes her a lot but is too stubborn to admit it. Gally gets worked up and says something hurtful but before he can apologize the reader gets hurt in the maze and lots of angst?? Then fluffy ending pls! THANK YOU!!!
Gally likes Y/N more than he cares to admit. And the feelingâs mutual. Â Y/N loves the side of Gally that only she gets to see â the sensitive, affectionate side behind his tough exterior. Â Gallyâs the type to hide his fears, to bury them deep down until they erupt in a sea of silent tears; but with Y/N, he can cry, he can whimper, he can be vulnerable. Â
âItâs ok to be scared.â sheâll say. âNo oneâs gonna think any less of youâŚâ
âYeah they willâŚâ heâll insist. Â
âI wonâtâŚâ sheâll say with a sweet smile.  Â
Gallyâs also the type to deny, deny, deny when it comes to his feelings.  Heâll open up to Y/N in private but practically ignore her in public.  Heâs so desperate to maintain his âtough guyâ façade that heâs willing to neglect the person he cares about the most; the person whoâs never once neglected him.
Y/N tries not to take offense, but itâs hard not toâŚ
Still she wakes him from nightmares, wipes his tears, & strokes his hand. Â Still she coaxes him through panic attacks & holds him until the pain subsides.
Though Gally can be such an ass, Y/N canât bear to let him suffer alone. Â
Itâs bonfire night & most everyoneâs having a great time.  Everyone except GallyâŚ
The builder canât take his eyes off Y/N. Sheâs sitting with Thomasâ head in her lap, her fingers stroking his hair. Â Thomas & Y/N have always been close, but what they have is strictly platonic â almost like a brother-sister bond. Â
But Gally doesnât see it that way. Â He knows he has no right to be jealous, but he canât help it.
Gally gets up & retreats to his room in a jealous rage. Â
He hates Y/N for having this effect on himâŚfor making him feel so powerless against his own emotions.  He hates how much he cares.  He hates that he canât help but care. Â
Gally turns around to see Y/N standing in his doorway. Â
âIâm fine. Â Now leave.â Gally says coldly. Â
âYou donât seem fineâŚâ Y/N goes to put her hand on Gallyâs shoulder but he retracts from her touch. âGally, whatâs wrong?â
âYouâre whatâs wrong!â Gally blurts out. Â
Y/N feels her heart break. âW-What?â she asks, tears welling in her eyes. Â
âYouâre the problem! Â Just leave me the hell alone!â Gally yells. Â
Y/N canât help but wince at Gallyâs words. Â She canât begin to fathom the pain sheâs feeling. She just backs away & hurries out the door. Â
Gally just stands there, breathless & horror-struck. Whatâd I just do?? He thinks to himself. Â
Y/Nâs never been anything but kind to himâŚ
No â sheâs been more than kind.  Sheâs been patient & understanding & accepting & loyalâŚ
Gally wants to go apologize but heâs paralyzed with remorse. Â So he just stands there, racked with the utmost shame. Â
Morning comes & Gally heads to breakfast.
âSeen Y/N?â He asks Fry.
âSheâs running today. Â Already left with Minho & Thomas.â
SHUCK! Gally hates when Y/N runs. Â The thought of her in that maze makes him sick.
Gallyâs busy working when he hears, âHEY! Â HEY, HELP!â
Everyone turns to see Minho & Thomas stumbling out of the maze, Y/N limp in Thomasâ arms. Â
Gallyâs heart sinks. No, no, no, no, no. Â Please no.
Minho & Thomas rush past Gally & into the med hut. Â As they pass, Gally gets a clearer view of Y/N. Â Sheâs paler than heâs ever seen her. Â She has a large gash on her forehead & her legâs a bloody mess. Â
Gally stands in the doorway of the hut, watching as Clint & Jeff scramble to stop the bleeding from Y/Nâs leg. Â Thomas is applying pressure to Y/Nâs head wound while Minho holds her hand. âCâmon, Y/N. Â Stay with us.â Minho pleads. Â
Tears gather in Gallyâs eyes at the sight of Y/N so helpless & hurt.
PleaseâŚplease donât take her away. Â
Y/Nâs lying motionless on a cot in the med hut. She hasnât moved in three hours & Gallyâs beside himself with worry. Â
Thomas & Minho leave Y/Nâs bedside to grab dinner & Gally takes their place. He takes Y/Nâs limp hand in his & brings it to his quivering lips. Thereâs so much Gally wants to sayâŚso much he needs to say, & yet heâs lost for words. Â
âY/N, IâŚIâŚâ He ever so gently strokes her cheek with his thumb. âIâm so sorryâŚâ
Gally bows his head in defeat & lets his tears fall. âI didnât mean itâŚâ he sobs. âI swear I didnât mean itâŚâ
âIâm the problem.  Iâm scaredâŚIâm scared of what I feel for youâŚIâm scared of how much I need you.â
âY/N, pleaseâŚâ Gally begs, tears now streaming down his cheeks. ââŚpleaseâŚI need you to be ok.
Memories flood Gallyâs mindâŚmemories of falling asleep in Y/Nâs warm embrace.  Sheâd let him rest his head on her chest or her stomach.  Sheâd rub his back or stroke his hair, all the while whispering words of comfort. Â
Sheâd heal his pain, & all heâs really done is cause her painâŚ
âIâm sorry.â Gally sobs, before taking Y/N into his arms. Â He sits on the cot, cradling Y/N against his chest, his tear-stained face nuzzling her hair.
âIâm sorry, Iâm sorry, Iâm sorryâŚâ Gally whimpers.
Gally opens his eyes to see Y/N looking up at him. Sheâs barely conscious but sheâs back. Sheâs alive. Â
Gally canât help but let out a choked sob. âY-Y/N?â
âW-What happened?â Y/N asks, her sweet voice barely audible. Â
Gally heaves a sigh of relief before leaning in & pressing his quivering lips to Y/Nâs forehead.  Though she has hardly any strength, Y/N manages to lift her hand to Gallyâs cheek.  Gally melts against her touch, nuzzling his face into her palm. âIâm sorryâŚâ he whimpers against her skin. âIâm so sorry.â
Y/N smiles weakly before nuzzling her face further into Gallyâs chest. Â She slinks her arms around his torso & hugs him with all the strength she can muster.
Gallyâs overcome with an ineffable sense of relief. âIâŚI was so scaredâŚâ he sobs into the crook of Y/Nâs neck as he holds her tight. âI didnât meaââ
âI know.â Y/N says, her voice muffled against Gallyâs chest. Â
âI canât lose youââ
âShhh.â Y/N soothes. âYou wonât.â
Gally cannot begin to fathom what heâs feeling. Itâs beyond relief, beyond comfort, beyond bliss. Â Itâs everything heâs ever wanted but never believed he deserved. Â Itâs worth cherishing above all else. Â
Itâs love, in its purest, most invaluable form. Â
âI love you.â Gally whispers against Y/Nâs skin. He feels Y/N hug him tighter. Â
âI love you too, Gally.â