Saver - Eric Draven x female reader (18+)
Eric Draven was never a popular lad, always with his nose in his books and top marks. Of course, his life wasn't without college parties or high school night-time adventures, but these were just treats he allowed himself after exams.
His appearance certainly didn't help. Girls lined up for a chance with him, but he never gave them one, or at least that's what he always said, until six years ago, when he met Amelia.
She was a girl who attended some of the same classes as him at college. They had never spoken, but he had noticed her, perhaps because she was a few years older than the other students or perhaps because her features were slightly different from the classic American look. The fact is, he couldn't get her out of his head.
Until one day, he was walking to the college cafeteria, not really paying attention to where he was going, too busy texting his roommate, who was asking him not to sleep in their room because he wanted to bring his girlfriend there. As soon as he turned the corner, however, the argument slipped from his mind because he found a large coffee stain on his jumper.
"Oh my God, I'm so sorry!" He looked up from his sweatshirt to find himself face to face with the girl who had been on his mind for days. He smiled sweetly at her and pushed his glasses back into place, as they had slipped down his nose.
"Don't worry, it's no big deal." She tried to dry it with some tissues she had in her hand but failed.
"I'm mortified" He stopped her hand by gently holding her wrist. "Hey, it's really no problem, i'll just wash it" Her cheeks turned pink with embarrassment, but she nodded. "Okay, sorry again, bye!" He watched her walk quickly down the corridor until she disappeared into the campus garden.
Eric Draven was beside himself. He hadn't been able to concentrate on his studies for days, which had never happened to him before; their encounter, albeit brief, had awakened something inside him that he couldn't explain. The way she had looked at him with her big brown eyes, the way her cheeks had flushed with embarrassment, and the way she had to bend her neck to look at him because of her short stature were all details he couldn't get out of his head.
He was not surprised, then, when a few days later his maths teacher returned his homework with a confused look, asking him what had happened in the last few days. He reassured him, but lied, saying that his father had not been well, and the teacher dismissed him.
He quickly gathered his things away, wanting to return to his dormitory as soon as possible, but just outside the door, a voice called out to him.
“Eric!” He turned around, not recognising the voice, and was surprised to see Amelia walking towards him.
"I just wanted to apologise again for the other day.’"He smiled at her. "There's no need-" "Would you like to go out with me?" He froze, looking at her confused, trying to understand if he had heard correctly. "I mean you'd like to go out with me so I can make it up to you for ruining your jumper?" After a few seconds, he nodded. "Yes! I mean, yes, of course, that would be cool." She giggled, seeing him in stumble over his words "Well, then text me, okay?" She handed him a note with her phone number on it, then said goodbye and walked away.
He stood there staring at the note in his hand, decorated with little hearts and stars, and smiled like an idiot.
That same evening, he wasted no time and wrote her a message. After thinking for what seemed like hours about what to write, he sent her a simple message
He waited a few seconds for her reply, as if she were waiting for his message
Amelia: Heyyy! I thought you'd changed your mind :)
He smiled, which he had been doing a lot lately when it came to her, and replied
Eric: No, no, no change of plans. Where were you thinking of going?
Amelia: There's a bar that also serves as a restaurant at the corner at the end of the campus street. What do you think?
Amelia: Friday? At 7 p.m.?
Eric: Perfect, see you then.
That night he couldn't sleep well, too many unfamiliar emotions overwhelmed him and he started counting down the time until Friday.
The days seemed to drag on, time passed in slow motion, and the knot in his stomach grew bigger and bigger.
When the long-awaited day finally arrived, Eric was in front of the bar twenty minutes early, playing with the hem of his jacket to calm himself until Amelia's sweet voice reached his ears.
"Hey!" Eric looked up from the pavement and smiled awkwardly at her.
"Hi." She put her hand on his arm and they exchanged two kisses on the cheeks. "Everything okay?" He nodded before opening the door for her and motioning for her to enter, closing the door behind him.
Their date went well. Eric found himself staring at her several times but managed not to let her notice.
The hours passed and night fell. Eric accompanied her to her flat off campus, but not far away.
"Well, thanks for the evening." Eric shook his head with a sweet smile on his lips. "Thank you, I enjoyed it." "Me too." She smiled back and, without thinking too much about it, stood on tiptoe, placed a hand on his cheek and kissed him. It was a very quick kiss, he didn't even have time to return it, taken by surprise, but she smiled at him. "Good night, Eric."
She disappeared into her flat, leaving him outside the door, confused but with his heart beating very fast.
The weeks passed and their feelings grew stronger and stronger. They often met to study together, in the library, in the café or even in Eric's dormitory.
Their relationship was genuine, they hardly ever argued and if they did, it was over small things. They were honest with each other and spent most of their time together.
Despite the six-year age difference, everyone seemed to accept their relationship.
Months passed and Amelia managed to take the exams she needed to graduate. Eric helped her study while also thinking about his own exams, but he still had two years to go before he had to think about finishing college.
Amelia graduated in early September, almost a year after they met. They celebrated with their friends, drinking and eating until evening. Once the celebrations were over, they returned to Eric's dormitory, a little tipsy from the alcohol they had drunk and happy with their achievement. They ended up in bed together. It wasn't their first time, but they would certainly remember it.
In the days following graduation, Amelia was distant from Eric. She responded coldly to him, didn't want to go out with him or even see him. The poor boy wondered incessantly if he had done something wrong, so a couple of weeks after her attitude continued, Eric decided to confront her.
He invited her to his dorm room and, surprisingly, she accepted. Sitting on the bed, silence filled the room, the tension between them palpable until Eric spoke.
"I'm sorry." She looked at him, confused. "What are you sorry for?" "I don't really know, you seem distant, so I thought I might have done something to upset you." She shook her head and sighed. "You haven't done anything wrong, Eric." He breathed a sigh of relief and moved closer to her, taking her hands in his. "Then talk to me, what happened?" She looked at him for a moment before she started talking. "You don't have to stay. I understand that you're twenty years old and want to live your life freely, but I've decided to keep it." He was confused. He didn't understand what she was talking about, so she sighed and took something out of her bag and handed it to him.
He took it with a frown for a moment, then his eyes widened as he realised what he was holding.
A few minutes passed without either of them speaking. She nervously played with her fingers, and he continued to stare at the positive pregnancy test in his hands.
Eric had always wanted a family, a large one. Being an only child, he wanted to have many children so that they could keep each other company.
However, he didn't think he would become a father so young. He thought he would finish college and find a stable job before starting a family, but clearly fate had other plans.
"All right." She looked up at him. "What?" "If that's what you want, I'll support you and the baby." She seemed to think about it for too long before nodding. “Thank you.” He smiled at her, but she didn't smile back. Eric didn't think too much of it, thinking she was just scared by the news, but that wasn't the problem.
It was a day like any other, the cold autumn wind blowing through the streets. Eric had managed to tear himself away from his books to grab a coffee in a bar near the campus. Exam anxiety was eating away at him, things with Amelia were working out, and all in all, his life seemed to be going well.
Sitting at one of the tables near the café windows, he sipped his coffee and scrolled through social media on his phone after having been glued to it for the previous four hours while studying. Something caught his attention. In the shop opposite the café, a familiar figure was moving around inside. Eric went outside to get a better look and at the same time saw Amelia leaving the florist's, hand in hand with another man. She hadn't even noticed him as she walked away with someone else.
Eric couldn't think of anything else all day, until he decided to go to her flat to confront her.
He knocked loudly on the door until it opened. Amelia appeared from behind the door with a confused look on her face, and when she saw him, she closed the door behind her and came out to talk to him.
"What are you doing here, Eric?" she asked cautiously, but it was clear that something was wrong. "Who was the man you were with this afternoon?" Amelia's face turned white, the words stuck in her throat and her hands trembled around her still small belly.
Eric waited a few seconds before repeating the question, but the answer he got was not what he had hoped for. The door opened to reveal the same man she had seen with her earlier
"Darling, who was at the door?" The man's eyes fell on Eric and he smiled at him, letting him know that he didn't know who he was either.
Amelia took a deep breath and finally spoke. "Eric, this is my husband Bryan. Bryan, this is Eric. He's part of some courses I used to attending." The man held out his hand to greet him, but Eric was still busy processing her words.
"Whose baby is it?" Those were the only words Eric could say. Bryan looked at his wife in confusion. Amelia had her head down and tears streaming down her face.
"I think you have a lot to talk about." Eric left without saying another word, tears stinging his eyes and a weight on his heart.
He didn't sleep for the next few nights, tossing and turning endlessly in bed. He couldn't study or eat anymore. Amelia had left a void in his life that he didn't know how to fill.
The following months were horrible. Eric barely managed to get through the school year. His friends tried to cheer him up, but to no avail. Amelia tried to contact him, but he didn't respond. He didn't want anything to do with her anymore. until one day in late July when she told him she was in labour. Eric knew it was a girl, he knew he was the father, and he knew that despite everything, this child had done nothing wrong, so in about thirty minutes he was at the hospital. He didn't go into the delivery room; Bryan went in, who for some reason had forgiven her, but once she was born, Amelia said something to the nurse and, after doing all the necessary checks, Eric found himself looking at the baby, a little bundle weighing just over five pounds, wrapped in a pink blanket.
The nurse told him to choose a name, and he didn't hesitate to say “Olivia”, like his mother, who would have adored the baby if only she could have seen her.
Eric took the baby in his trembling arms, carefully supporting her little head and wrapping his other arm around her tiny body. When she opened her eyes, which were the same colour as his, something grew inside him that he couldn't explain, and he swore that no one would ever hurt or harm his daughter.
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I'm aware that i'm a horrible person, I'm sorry.🥹
Here's the new chapter, a little bit about Eric's past so you can get to know him better. I hope you like it.❤️
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