imagines <3 joji miller

you'll be back

TW: physical and verbal abuse as well as manipulation/gaslighting involved, pls don't read if sensitive to the topic!!

your pov:

i climbed the marble counter, struggling to reach a white plate on the top shelf

i couldn't ask max for help, he'd had a bad day and i didn't want to set him off

after reaching the plate, my socked foot slid against the slick counter, pulling me and the plate to the ground with a shatter and a thump

immediately, max took note of this and used it to his advantage

he stood up from his seat on the coach, throwing the remote onto the table beside him and rushing over to me, but not to help me

he slapped me across the face, as i tried to pull shards of glass from my hand "you dumb whore! look at what you did. clean it up" he slurred, kicking the glass towards me

tears filled the brim of my eyelids, and i could no longer contain myself, he sat beside me in attempt to pull me closer to him

but i refused

i pushes him off of me, and stood on the other end of the kitchen

"oh, c'mon hun, you know i didn't mean it. it was just in the heat of-"

i cut him off, "no, max, i'm done"

he looked at me bewildered, then standing up and folding his arms

"you're done?"

i shook my head, "we are done."

"oh are you gonna go run off and be with joji? huh, slut?" he yelled, pushing me back against the front door of the apartment

"get off of me! you're crazy" i screamed back at him, unsuccessfully trying to shove him off of me

he continued screaming in my face, and i managed to reach my arm to the countertop where the keys sat

i quickly opened the door, running down the hall

"you'll be back!" he yelled while i made my way down the steps, reaching for my phone from my purse

out of breath i dialed joji's number "joj please pick me up"

"y/n i don't understand you, catch your breath first, hun" he spoke softly into the phone

i finally caught my breath, after getting to the lobby "please can you come get me?" i pleaded

"i'm coming, hang tight." he hung up

joji pulled up to the curb, and i made my way to the curb but was pulled back abruptly

i turned to max, his arm around my wrist, and in an attempt to pull away i fell to the floor of the lobby, hitting my head on a chair beside me

i heard joji's car door slam, and he rushed over, shoving max to the floor and yanking me up with him

before i knew it, max was out of sight, "you'll be back y/n!! you always come back!" he yelled from behind me, and joji helped me in the car

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it was about an hour later and me and joji sat on the couch of his apartment l, my head against his shoulder and his fingers glided through my hair

"do you wanna talk about it?" he asked softly

i shook my head, and he nodded understandingly

"you can stay as long as you'd like, i'm here, i won't let him hurt you anymore" he said, just loud enough so i could hear him over the tv, then he placed a kiss on my forehead, and for the first time in a while i really did smile

i felt safe with him

~ LOL this was kinda lame sorry but i haven't updated in a bit idk so enjoy this before i start school and then i'll take FOREVER to update </3 but i love u all! go drink some water