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bully!rafe protecting shy!chubby!reader from other bullies

— warnings ; bullying , physical assault , fighting , slightly less mean rafe

— wc ; 840

— a / n ; not proofread but its somewhat apart of rafes redemption arc i guess.. i know i wrote it but im not completely sure considering i dont plan out any of this

you sat on the swings in the park not far from your house. it was just a typical weekend, you even brought homemade sugar-cookies with you to eat. it being the start of summer meant you finally wore skirts again, the heat being a contributing factor. your outfit consisted of a pink ruffled shirt, a plain white tennis skirt, and pink ballet flats.

you smiled softly as you opened the container of sweets, swinging your legs at the perfectly orchestrated day. you were alone, happy, and enjoying yourself for the first time in a while.

you finished one cookie before you felt a small pebble hit the side of your head. assuming it was just wind, you ignored it, continuing to eat. you ignored every single rock until the fifth one came.

you looked up towards its direction to see a few kids from your school. your smile dropped and you felt that heavy pit of worry drop in your stomach. you picked up the container, closing it as you began to stand up, all while the group of kids began approaching closer.

in a split second you ran off, abandoning the container as they chased you. just as you reached the entrance, you tripped on the wooden plank used to separate it, falling down face first into the bare concrete. your knees were scraped and your hands torn. you just laid there for a moment, on the of verge of bursting into tears.

your classmates stood above you, watching your pathetic state. they hit you, kicked you, threw rocks at you, and even smashed the discarded cookies and poured the crumbs in your hair. you tried using your hands to cover your face just to have it stepped on.

“the hell is going on here?” a voice asked, causing everyone to stop.

unable to see the face, you hoped it was an adult or maybe another person from your school who came to protect you. you were desperate at this point, you didn’t care who it was, you just hoped it was someone with the intention to help you.

you didn’t really know who you expected to come.

but you definitely didn’t expect rafe cameron.

you blinked and you saw rafe staring down at you with that signature smirk.

your eyes widened and you tried crawling away, blood painting the concrete.

you were stopped abruptly as one of the kids grabbed onto your ankle, pulling you back. you tried resisting, holding onto the ground to no avail.

“whatcha’ guys doing? making fun of my fun of my favorite pogue without me?” rafe asked sarcastically, pouting mockingly as you sat there purely terrified.

“they really did a number on you.. didn’t they y/n…” he said condescendingly, feigning care.

you backed farther away from him as he got closer to you, the kids laughing as rafe continued.

“do you want my help?” he asked, his face going completely serious, and his voice slightly softer.

you stared at him in disbelief before whispering an almost inaudible, “yes,”

he reached his hand out, picking you up to your feet while he shooed off the other kids.

“go home.” he said firmly, looking back to see all of them dispersing. all of them except one.

rafe walked closer towards the boy, their height difference becoming horribly evident as rafe sized him up.

“whats with the change of heart rafe? i thought you hated her! do you got a crush or some-“ the boy spewed right as rafe clocked him in the jaw.

he fell to the ground as rafe stood over him with probably the worst mean-mug in the world.

“go home. don’t embarrass yourself further, i’d hate to see you get the absolute shit beaten out of you.” rafe said to him, watching as he ran off.

you stood there like a deer in headlights, watching the exchange. rafe looked at you, cracking his knuckles before walking towards you. you instinctively began backing up, it was pure reflex upon seeing his face.

“whats your deal? i just helped you dummy.” rafe said, tilting his head in confusion as he reached a hand out towards you.

he walked with you to your house in comfortable silence. you still kept a small distance from him.

suddenly he hit the back of your head, making you lose your balance and trip forwards slightly.

“what did i do..?” you asked, brows furrowed and voice cracking.

“let someone else put their hands on you. you gotta learn to defend yourself.” he said firmly. “but you hit me all the time..” you responded to him. “thats different, im allowed to do that.” he said, crossing his arms as if it made complete sense.

you arrived at your house and as normal, rafe greeted your father standing on the porch.

why bully!rafe started bullying shy!chubby!reader in the first place.

— warnings ; bullying , really mean rafe , lots of angst.

— wc ; a little over 800

— a/n ; kinda decided that i needed a little backstory for this au and i kinda hate it but its whatever

you often sat in the back of the classroom, hoodie up, headphones in, and your head laid on your desk. nobody asked questions anymore. nobody dared to. not if they wanted to be caught talking to the girl who could barely hold herself together.

you used to be a happy little girl. a girl anyone could come to for a snack, someone to play with at recess, or someone to partner up with for an activity. despite that, you were a pouge.

you were a pouge but you didn’t care.

nobody cared.

social status didn’t carry any value at that time, i mean, elementary schoolers didn’t even know what a kook or a pouge was.

that was until rafe cameron came.

he came with that spoiled, im-better-than-everyone-else attitude. i mean ward was both well known and respected in the obx.

rafe had heard his father go on and on about pogues, or bring up a kook at midsummers.

“dad, what’s a pouge?” little rafe asked innocently, ward chuckled slightly before ruffling the buzz cut on his son’s head.

ward leaned down to rafes level. “listen boy, a pouge is someone you never want to be around. they’re disgusting, grimy, cheating, selfish and everything under the sun. you really want to be friends with the kooks. we are kooks. you know topper, the boy you play with sometimes? he and his family are kooks. those are people you want to be around.”

rafe despite being young, listened in intently, nodding as if he’d understood every word. he just felt as if he just got top secret information no 10 year old should’ve obtained. and he planned on telling anyone who’d listen.

by monday, the whole school knew what kooks and pogues were. you can presume how different life got for some of them.

there was no more snack sharing, no more “let’s play at recess.” no more basic respect to those deemed pogues.

and unfortunately, you had it worst.

rafe had it out for you. you never knew the reason. maybe it was because you were the teachers favorites. or was it because all the kids liked you, you never knew. you just knew he hated your guts.

he spread countless rumors about you to the whole school. ranging from you not being able to afford the proper school books, that your clothes were brought from goodwill, and even going as far as to tell people that you and your family ate maggots for dinner.

sooner or later, everyone started distancing themselves from you. teachers stop calling on you, students avoided you in class, people who were once your friends now ignored you as you waved to them.

but there was once a time where you actually tried to confront rafe.

safe to say that didnt go well.

you met up with him afterschool in the alley.

“what do you want y/n, im supposed to be meeting up with my friends, not sitting here and entertaining your foolishness.”

rafe had mastered that superiority complex at such a young age. to be honest, who could blame him? he lived in figure eight with everything he couldve imagined. a loving family and a father who spoiled him rotten.

“well you keep saying stuff about me and its kinda hurting my feelings..” you told him, your voice cracking slightly as you tried to seem brave. you were completely non-confrontational and even this was alot for you to do.

rafe walked closer to you, leaning down to meet your face.

“you think im supposed to care about it hurting your feeling? youre just a dirty pogue, stay in your place weirdo.” he snapped, spitting at the ground next to you before leaving you off with a push to the chest.

you sat in that alley for probably ten more minutes. thinking. what did you do to deserve this. god forbid you were less fortunate than your classmates. a pogue. you couldn’t help it.

you went home that day to find your parents at the kitchen table. they smiled at you as you walked in, each of them pulling you into a long hug. you hugged them back as you tried not to cry in their arms.

it was just a silly word, everyone would probably forget in a week, is what you thought.

they never forgot.

every waking hour you were reminded of being a pogue.

youd go to school and have “dirty pogue” written on your desk. or have your lunch stolen and disposed of in the trash can. you’d be chased home after school and whenever you spoke up for yourself, nothing was done. it seemed as if the bullying just got worse.

and its not like you were the only pogue in your school, there were countless of pogues. you were just the only one utterly defenseless. the one everyone knew they could pick on with no consequence. the one everyone knew who wouldn’t dare to fight back. and the one rafe liked the most. you were soft, pliable, and that couldn’t have been more clear.

bully!rafe and shy!chubby!reader’s experience in school.

— warnings ; intense bullying , physical assault , depression , severe insecurity , angst , really mean rafe .

— wc ; about 900

— a/n ; first post on this account, not really proud of it but it took me kinda long so.. a little waste to just keep it in the drafts ngl.. + not proofread at all🤤

“y/n, stop running!” rafe yelled while he quite literally chased you down the alleyway with the small black pocketknife he kept for ‘self-defense’.

you held your books to your chest tightly as you ran to the nearest corner store, hoping to find some type of refuge.

instead met with an angry store clerk.

“young lady, you must leave, this store is not a playground for your childish antics. take your little friend and go home. its getting late.” she scolded you as you softly tried to explain— he was not your friend, he was your tormentor!

you unwillingly trudged out of the store, door slamming shut behind you as rafe waited outside.

“why were ya’ hiding pouge? don’t act so innocent now” he said, slowly approaching your small shaking, 6th grader frame. whenever he spoke to you that way, you couldn’t respond. you wouldn’t respond or you’d be facing an even worse beating. one that would leave you unable to even walk home.

you flinched slightly as rafe began picking up handfuls of pebbles, performing his favorite trick of all time. throwing stones at your fragile legs until they had tiny little indents paired with large violet bruises. he’d then pinch your thighs while he spoke in that condescending tone, “this doesn’t hurt does it?” or, ”your thighs are so big, i mean like, i knew you were fat but not this fat…”

when he’d finally let you go home, he’d follow you the whole way, finding pride in the way you’d limp and murmur tiny curses of pain. he’d watch as you struggled to carry your large load of books, constantly taking breaks to adjust your grip or to sit on a bench for a moment.

right as you’d make it home, he’d wave to your father who sat on the porch. assuming rafe was just one of his daughters little friends she walked home with.

you’d protest and whine to your parents, saying, “why don’t you ever just believe me! he’s not my friend, he’s been hitting me and pulling on my ponytails in school!” only for them to respond with, “boys will be boys,” or, “he probably just has a crush on you.”

you’d cry in your room for hours on end, completely hopeless.

nobody believed you. not teachers, not students, not store clerks, not even your own parents.

rafe continued bullying you day by day, building your insecurity further.

by 7th grade, you’ve stopped wearing skirts completely, you kept a hoodie on even in the hottest weather, and you spent both recess and lunch in the library.

too young to have been that self-aware of how you looked.

all that and rafe still bothered you.

you had permanent dark circles around your eyes and your nails were bit raw just from the anxiety of simply going to school with him. you continued pleading with your parents to take you out of school, just to be met with a, “you can’t quit school just because youre having a silly phase.”

safe to say, you hated life and high school didn’t do much to deter that.

at all.

once high school came along, you hit puberty probably harder than everyone else in your grade.

everyone but rafe.

he’d grown to an astonishing height of 6’0 at just 14 and looked like he ate bricks and raw egg yolks for breakfast.

safe to say he was huge, and he absolutely loved using his new body against you.

he’d upgraded to pinning you down against walls either in the girls bathroom, the alley down the block from the school, or even during passing classes, keeping you pressed there until the bell rang.

or even pulling your ponytail in the hallways to watch as you fall right on your ass in front of everyone. books sprawled out on the floor and your face flushing red as you rushed to pick them up as everyone laughed.

sometimes even slapping the back of your thighs as you walked, or purposely kicking soccer balls right at your face during gym class.

times where he needed to blow off extra steam, he’d use the same old pocketknife he’d kept from junior high to give you tiny ‘warnings’. those warnings being giving you long and painful cat-scratches on your thighs or neck. blood dripping onto your uniform while he continued pushing you around with his friends.

all while he could walk out of the principal’s office by just murmuring, “it was an accident,” and a fake apology spewed out in a horribly sarcastic tone.

you’d come home with your body battered and beat horribly, eyes swollen from crying and feet sore from taking the long way home just to avoid rafe and his crew.

all of this while nobody noticed.

i mean people did notice, hell, even your parents began to notice. but instead of rising concern, they just didn’t bother to say anything. they assumed you often roughhoused alot with friends (knowing fully well you didn’t have any friends). going as far as to even ground you when you came home looking especially beat-up.

you stared out the window of your room as your parents argued outside, you watched as rafe passed by your house with his friends. laughing and having fun.

living the life you wish you could experience just a sliver of.

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