protective (stefan butler x reader)
Request : *can i get uhhh a stefan imagine lol smth similar to ur jealousy one w colin cause it was so dam good !
*Yooo could I request a protective stefan where the reader and him go to a party or smth and someones like drunk and hitting on her and stefan gets upset? xx
A/N : and I present to you- a jealous / protective Stefan which was pretty heavily requested tbh. and to be fair its mostly like protective cause reader and stefan are already in a relationship, but I hope ya’ll like it. (what a cReAtiVe title am i right)
You tug on the bottom of your dress, giving yourself a once over in the tall mirror. You were getting dressed up because Stefan had been invited to a party held by Colin for some people at work, and even though he was a bit hesitant to attend at first you had managed to convince him, saying you would go with him and that it would be fun.
He agreed with you, reluctantly of course. He was currently waiting for you outside of the bathroom, and you two would take a train to Colin’s flat when you were ready. You’d picked a soft Y/F/C dress that hugged your waist and gently spilled down your thighs, ending right above your knees. Your hair was styled into gentle waves and pulled half up, and you slide on a pair of simple black pumps.
After applying your rollerball perfume to your wrists and around your neck, you were satisfied with your outfit. You knew he was never one for big parties where people would probably just be getting high and dancing all night, but you knew it would be a good time for the both of you.
Stefan catches sight of you as you exit the bathroom, and it’s honestly comical the way his jaw drops to the floor as he glances over your outfit and lands his eyes on your face.
“Y/N you look- you look really, really wow. Um-” he splutters. He’s cut off by your laughter, the two of you had been dating for almost 4 months and every time you dressed up for something it was like he was seeing you for the first time. He’ll get used to it eventually you think, giggling to yourself.
“You look great as well Stefan.” you smile handing him his jacket. “Ready to go?” you glance up at him smiling down at you as you swing your purse over your shoulder.
“Of course.” he says, and the two of you head down a flight of stairs and out of your flat to walk to the train station. The cool wind hits your face moving your hair around in the breeze. You walk side by side as the sun lowers in the sky, painting an orange and pink sunset. The pair of you walk hand in hand the whole way there.
“It’ll be fun just you see.” you say looking up at Stefan expectantly. He looks at you with doubt.
“I don’t know. I never go to these things, and now everyone from work will be there.”
You two walk along the sidewalk on the way to Colin's flat, and almost approaching your destination you could see Stefan tensing up a bit the closer you got.
“Hey i’ll be there too.” You say rubbing gentle circles on the back of his hand with your thumb. “I don’t even have to leave your side. Plus we can leave after a bit, I just think it would be good to get to know some of your coworkers better.” you say reassuringly.
“Alright Y/N. As long as you’re with me it cant be so bad.”
“That’s the spirit!” you exclaim and he looks down at you with a smile on his lips as the two of you approach Colin’s door. Stefan knocks and it opens almost immediately. A man with bleach blonde hair stands in the doorway and towers over you.
“Hey Stefan, glad you could make it.” The man who you assume was Colin says. “And I suppose this is the Y/N I’ve heard so much about?” he questions.
“That’s me.” you say giving him a friendly handshake.
“Well the party’s started, so y’know get whatever you want to drink and just make yourself at home.” he says nodding and quickly stepping away and walking towards the other side of the room. You and Stefan head in together, and the room is certainly ready for a party. Colorful lights bounce off of the ceiling and walls in the dim lighting, and random songs play in the background, the bass reverberating through the floor. You scan the room and your eyes land on an unoccupied love seat in the corner.
“This way.” you say leading him over to the couch. You twist your way through the small crowd of people, not letting go of his hand. When you arrive at your destination, you plop down on the couch and prop your feet up on the ottoman in front of the couch and look over the room.
“So, do you see anyone familiar?” you ask Stefan who is looking over the groups of people in front of him.
“I guess I recognize most of them.”
“Good. Well i’m going to get a drink. Do you want anything?” you say, thinking that while you’re gone he might start talking with someone.
“Sure love, i’ll have whatever your having.” he says and you nod at him, letting go of his hands and striding to the other side of the room. You weave your way through groups of chattering people, and bursts of smoke from cigarettes fog up the room.
Once you make it to the kitchen area with an assortment of drinks, you look back at Stefan who is looking around in boredom. Just give him a few more minutes, you think as you grab two glasses from the counter. You sway your hips gently to the song and hum the tune you’d picked up since the song started. Distracted, you hardly notice the lingering eyes on you.
“Hey, I don’t recognize you from work.” you hear an unfamiliar voice say. You turn your head and meet eyes with a man you’d never seen before. You didn’t like the way he was looking at you, up and down, but tried to ignore it and be polite- he seemed quite intoxicated.
“Yeah, actually i’m here with someone.” you mutter hoping he would take a hint and leave. He didn’t.
“Oh, so you must be Jenny’s sister. Secretaries, am I right?”
“No actually-” you say protesting, but he cuts you off going on in a drunken tangent about things you didn’t care about. You roll your eyes to yourself and only nod here and there. He still wouldn’t leave. You finish getting your drinks and try to speed walk away, but before you can he grabs your arm and forces you to turn around. You look at him alarmed as the drinks spill out of your hands.
“Where do you think your going?” He slurs grabbing your waist and yanking you closer to him.
“Hey get- get off of me!” you say, and before you can say anything else he’s slammed to the side as someone shoves him off you. You stood in shock until you came to your senses and realized Stefan was in front of you, and had punched the guy against the table.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” Stefan hisses at the guy as you approach to calm him down. You grab his arm and automatically he lets his shoulders deflate.
“What the fuck is going on here?” you see and the now silent crowd dissipates as Colin steps through. When he sees what the commotion is about, he rolls his eyes and hoists the guy up leading him to the door.
“Dumbass. Get a cab and go home.” you hear distantly as the door shuts. Just as quickly as the party had stopped, it starts up again and people were resuming their previous activities. You could still see Stefan’s chest moving rapidly up and down and his jaw was clenched.
He wouldn’t get angry often, being quite shy and reserved, but when he did it was bad. Knowing he needed to cool off, you grab his hand lead him towards the balcony. He clutches onto you like a lifeline until you make it there, and when you do you gently close the sliding door behind you.
He sighs and leans against the railing as you wrap your arms around his torso, laying your head against his chest.
“I’m sorry Y/N. I just got- I don’t know I just saw him talking to you, then he grabbed you and-”
You interrupt him with a kiss, pressing your lips gently together. It speeds up and he kisses you harder, almost desperately as you tangle your fingers in his hair. He hold you close as you look up at him.
“I love you, you know.” you say softly. He smiles faintly back at you. The sky is almost completely dark now, and the wind is completely still as you hold each other, protected from the cold in your own warmth.
“I love you too.” he says and kisses the top of your head, and you wait for the stars to come out.