Bully
Summary: Rick had a long day and, everybody knew, if his day was bad, he will do everything, that yours will be too. But making fun of your body was just too much.
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"Walk faster fatty, I don't want to look at you that long"
Rick paid you as much as a senior doctor in Switzerland, but despite the high salary, it wasn't enough to compensate for his constant insults. You put up with them, day after day, but today you were more sensitive than usual.
You didn't know why yourself, maybe it was the weather. Every time something wasn't right, you blamed it on the weather, Rick didn't like that at all, he would explain to you for hours how the weather couldn't affect people's emotions.
āRick?ā you ask, looking at him. He's sitting on the sofa, both his arms wide open and his upper body pressed into the couch. āYessssā¦ā he groans when he hears your voice.
He lets his head fall back. āI'm done with the brain cell decelerator, can you take a look at it?ā you ask him. His head bobs up. Sometimes you ask me why you took the job in the first place. But the five-digit number that appeared on your bank account at the end of each month told me why.
āYou can see I'm busy right now, can't you?ā he asks me. You look at him and then at the TV, which is enjoying his full attention. āPlease Rick, I've been watching it all dayā¦ā I try to explain. āGet away from the tv, now. You're getting on my nerves!ā says Rick, annoyed.
I look out of the window and see nothing but darkness, I try to distract myself with something so I don't shout at him. āIt would be really nice if you could just find two minutes for me to finish myā¦ā; before I can finish my sentence, he interrupts me.
āWalk faster fatty, I don't want to look at you that long,ā he says.
Your breath catches, and for a moment, you think you must have misheard him. But there he is, sprawled out on the couch, that arrogant smirk on his face, not even sparing you a glance as his eyes stay glued to the damned TV. His words echo in your head, heavy as lead, and you feel the familiar wave of insecurity crashing over you.
Youāve always felt uncomfortable in your body. Youād learned to fake the smiles, to use humor as armor, to brush off the small stings of insensitive remarks like they didnāt bother you. But this⦠this wasnāt small. This was Rick, the man you spent countless hours working for, tolerating his abuse, trying to impress despite knowing it was probably futile. And now, heād said the one thing he knew would cut the deepest.
You swallow hard, the lump in your throat burning. Your hands curl into fists at your sides, but your voice comes out quiet, trembling. āYou didnāt need to say that.ā
Rick finally looks at you, tilting his head as if youāre some fascinating, irritating puzzle he canāt quite figure out. āOh, what? Did I hurt your feelings? Geez, I thought you science types were supposed to have thick skin.ā He chuckles at his own awful pun, his lack of self-awareness somehow making it worse.
The ache in your chest twists into something sharperāanger. āYou knew exactly what you were doing, Rick,ā you say, louder this time, your voice firm despite the sting in your eyes. āYou know how I feel about my body, and you said it anyway. Why? Just get me off your view?ā
He scoffs, waving his hand dismissively. āOh, come on, donāt be so dramatic. Iām not your therapist, alright? Iām your boss. You think I have time to tiptoe around your feelings when weāre dealing with the universe here? Get over it.ā
You stare at him, your heart sinking further with every word. His dismissive tone, his refusal to acknowledge how much his comment hurtāitās like a punch to the gut. Without another word, you turn on your heel and head out of the living room. Rick doesnāt stop you, doesnāt call after you. Itās like you donāt even exist to him unless youāre useful.
The garage is cold, cluttered, and familiar. Itās where youāve spent countless hours working on Rickās insane inventions, deciphering his erratic notes, and trying to prove your worth to someone who never seems to care. You sit at the workbench and stare at the brain cell decelerator, your vision blurring with tears you refuse to let fall.
Why do you stay? You know the answer. The money, sureābut itās not just that. Thereās something about Rick, some spark of brilliance buried beneath the insults and the chaos, that makes you want to stick around. Maybe youāre a fool for thinking he sees anything in you beyond a tool to get his work done. Maybe thatās all youāll ever be.
As you tighten a loose wire on the device, you hear the creak of the garage door opening behind you. You donāt look up. The last thing you want is to see his smug face.
āHey,ā Rick says, his voice uncharacteristically soft.
You donāt answer. Instead, you focus on the decelerator, twisting a screw into place with more force than necessary.
He sighs, a long, exaggerated sound like this is somehow hard for him. āLook, I didnāt mean toāugh, shitāhurt your feelings or whatever.ā
You pause, your hand stilling over the screwdriver. Thatās the closest thing to an apology youāve ever gotten from him. Slowly, you turn to face him. āYou think thatās enough, Rick? After what you said?ā
He winces, scratching the back of his neck. āNo, itās not enough. But, uh... Iām not great at this whole āfeelingsā thing, alright? I say dumb crap sometimes. Most of the time.ā His gaze darts to the floor, then back to you, and for once, thereās no smugness, no condescension. Just... Rick.
āYouāre not just someāyou knowāassistant or whatever to me,ā he continues, his words halting and awkward. āYouāre... important. To me. And not just ācause youāre good at fixing my shit. I mean, youĀ are, but thatās not the point.ā
Your heart twists painfully at his stumbling attempt to make things right. āThen why did you say it? You know how I feel about... me.ā
He steps closer, his hands shoved deep into his lab coat pockets. āBecause Iām an asshole, alright? Thatās my default setting. But I didnāt mean it. I donāt see you like that. Hell, if anything, youāreāyouāre better than me. Smarter, kinder, less of a jackass. I donāt deserve you hanging around me all the time.ā
You blink at him, stunned. Rick Sanchez, the self-proclaimed smartest man in the universe, admitting heās wrong? Saying he doesnāt deserve you?
Rick shifts uncomfortably, his gaze flickering from the floor to your eyes. There's an edge of vulnerability in his voice, something that doesn't quite fit with the persona he usually wears so proudly. āAnd, uh... I guess I donāt always know how to say the right thing, but, you know... your bodyāā He hesitates, as if the words are foreign to him, like they donāt quite belong in his vocabulary.
You raise an eyebrow, unsure of where this is going, but curious nonetheless. āWhat about it?ā you ask, trying to mask the uncertainty in your voice.
He bites his lip, running a hand through his hair in frustration before continuing. āIāveālook, Iāve noticed, alright? Youāve got this... this perfect, goddamn body. Every time I look at you, itās like... I donāt know, itās like I canāt even concentrate. But I mess it up, I know. I always do. I just... donāt always know how to... handle it.ā
You canāt help the surprise that flashes across your face, his words so unlike the insults heās always thrown your way. The way he speaks now, almost like he's struggling with some unfamiliar emotion, it catches you off guard.
"Rick, you're... you're not serious," you murmur, still processing what heās said. "Youāve always... always put me down."
Rick looks at you, frustration mixed with something deeper flickering in his eyes. āYeah, well, Iām trying to fix that, alright? Itās just... I canāt keep pretending like youāre not... perfect. I donāt know why I keep doing it, but I guess itās because I donāt know what to do with someone like you.ā His words are laced with an honesty that makes your heart race, something raw that youāve never heard from him before.
You take a step closer, suddenly feeling the air between you crackle with tension. Itās so strange, this shift in him, this softness you never expected from someone like Rick Sanchez.
He exhales sharply, his voice growing quieter. āYouāre everything I could ever want, you know? But youāre also the last person Iād expect to be interested in someone like me. So, I get defensive... I act like an idiot. I try to keep you at arm's length.ā
Before you can respond, Rick moves toward you, closing the distance in a few short steps. His hands, trembling slightly, reach out to gently cup your face, the warmth of his touch sending a shiver down your spine. āI donāt want to hurt you. But I think you deserve to know that... youāre perfect. Your body... the way you move, the way you look at me... it drives me crazy. But in a good way. It always has.ā
The words hang in the air, heavy and vulnerable, and for the first time, you see himāreally see himāas someone whoās just as imperfect, just as flawed, as you are.
Without thinking, you lean into him, your lips brushing against his in a soft, tentative kiss. The world fades around you, and in that moment, itās just the two of youāfinally connecting in a way that feels honest, without the layers of sarcasm, without the walls heās always built around himself.
Rick pulls back slightly, his breathing ragged, as he looks into your eyes with something almost tender in his gaze. His lips curl into something resembling a smile, but it's filled with an emotion youāve never seen before. āYeah... thatās what I wanted to say,ā he mutters, his voice low and husky.
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