Lonely Heart: A Nick Scratch Imagine
Request from @flowersichxngâ: heeey, first of all i just wanted to tell you that I am loving your imagines with the songs from the CALM album, I have to say that your writing is amazing and I loved every one of your imagines (but I'm suspicious in saying that Red Desert is my favorite). I'm not sure if you're still taking requests but I'd love to read a imagine with Lonely Heart or Teeth, because I'm â¨obsessedâ¨. English is not my first language btw, so I'm sorry if I wrote something wrong.
Hope this is okay for you lovely, and enjoy xÂ
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Your type of mind, so hard to find
Native of mine, you're just myâ
kind
âYou look amazing, Y/N.â Sabrina smoothed down her own dress as she looked at you in yours. You both had dates for the annual dance at Baxter High, both of you wanting some normality after the chaotic events that had happened over the past few months. Of course, next week, you would return to the Academy, so you savoured the moments of peace.
Your date was picking you up soon. He was perfect, everything a girl could want. You knew a man like him was hard to find, and you two had so much in common.
It only seemed right that you ended up together, and you smiled at the thought of him.
âThanks, Brina. You too.â
The doorbell rang, and Sabrina beamed before leaving you in your room. You heard voices downstairs, familiar ones of Ambrose and Sabrinaâs date. You heard Sabrina rushing downstairs to meet him, heard him compliment her, heard her say, âYou should wait until you see Y/N. She looks amazing.â
You heard, âIâm sure she does. But Iâm going to the dance with you, and you look stunning, Spellman.â You smiled at that, forcing your heart to slow down.
Your date was perfect, you knew that.
But he wasnât the man downstairs.
He wasnât Nick Scratch.
Downâ
on my knees,â
I'll always follow
I promise you untilâ
the end of time
âHey, Nick.â You stood at the top of the stairs, looking down at the warlock with his arm linked through Sabrinaâs. They really were the perfect couple, and it broke your heart that you had the power to cause them so much pain.
You were in love with Nick Scratch; the worst part was that it wasnât even something you could fix.
âHey, Y/N. Spellman was right, you do look amazing.â A blush rose to your cheeks, and you smiled at him before making your way down the stairs. A thought crossed your mind, a thought that allowed you to think about what it would be like if you were walking down those stairs to kiss him.
The thought of following him onto the dance floor and promising to love him until the end of time.
You pushed it away, focusing on the smile on Sabrinaâs face as she looked at her boyfriend with adoration. She was your friend and you werenât going to ruin everything for her. âNot too bad yourself, Nick.â
Seconds that felt like years passed before the doorbell rang. You looked on at the happy couple, so absorbed in each other, before Ambrose announced the arrival of your date. The arrival of the man who was just so perfect for you.
The arrival of the man who wasnât the person you loved.
Our house on fire, we're burnin'
We dance inside, you're hurtin'
You sat at one of the tables, alone, your date having left you after one too many drinks. You could see him out of the corner of your eye, flirting with some other girl.
Apparently he wasnât as perfect when he was drunk.
Not that you cared, not as you looked at Nick and Sabrina dancing together, so utterly in love. For a moment, you wondered what it would be like to be the one dancing with him. It was a thought that was so wrong, but as you felt your heart burn at the image in your mind, it felt so right.
You knew Nick Scratch better than anyone else in the entire world, knew how damaged he was inside, a kindred spirit to your own really. You wanted to be the one to help him feel joy, knowing that he would help you do the same, but that role belonged to Sabrina, to your friend, and you wouldnât deny her of it.
The music stopped, signalling the end of the song, and you watched as Nick leaned over and whispered something into Sabrinaâs ear. She nodded and took a seat at the table where her mortal friends sat.
Your date was still preoccupied with the other woman.
And now, Nick was walking towards you.
If you leave me in the mornin'
I'll have such aâ
Nick stopped in front of you and held out his hand. âCare to dance, Y/N?â
âCome on.â He smiled, that perfect smile that haunted your dreams, that stayed with you for the rest of the day, never leaving you. âYou canât just stay here for the rest of the night.â
Every part of you was screaming, willing your brain to tell your mouth to speak. To say yes. You knew it was sympathy, knew that Nick was just being the good friend that he was, but part of you couldnât help but feel that this could be the start of something more, the start to everything you ever wanted. âWhat about Brina?â
âSheâs cool.â Nick looked over at his girlfriend, who waved at the two of you, affection in his eyes which remained as he looked back at you. âCome on Y/N, one dance, and maybe that date of yours will realise that youâre worth sharing the evening with.â
It was like you were in a dream, one that ended with Nick kissing you slowly on the dance floor. But like all dreams, it wasnât real, and your fantasy ending would leave you, reality coming back in the morning.
Maybe you could live it for a little while.
You took Nickâs hand and he smiled. âThere we go.â He led you over to the floor.
Such a lonely heart, oh woah
Such a lonely heart, oh woah (Oh woah)
As the music started, you were conscious of one of Nickâs hands on the small of your back, the other in yours, fingers intertwined. You looked up at him, and noticed how deep dark eyes were staring down at you. âHow am I doing? Not too bad a dance partner, am I Y/N?â
âNo, not too bad at all.â
It was a perfect moment, one that you wanted to live in forever. As Nick swayed with you to the music, you were aware of only him, of the feel of his body against yours, of the way he made your heart soar. It felt as if it were trying to beat out of your chest, to bind itself to Nickâs.
But soon enough, the song would end, and Nick would let go of your hand. Soon enough, your heart would be alone again, leaving you wallowing in self-pity as you continued to fall for someone you couldnât have. Someone who wasnât made for you, but who you loved more than anything.
Nickâs hand still on your back, the song came to an end. He paused for a moment, looking at you in a way you had only wished for.
If this was a movie, he would have kissed you, lips on your own.
If this was a movie, you would get your happy ending.
If you can't find another reason to stay
Then I know I'm gonna always have a lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely
Heart, oh woah (Oh woah)
Heart
Nick coughed, seeming to come out of his daze. He had been lost in the moment, you were sure of it, and as Sabrina came back over, you slipped out of his grasp.
You couldnât have him, no matter how much it hurt to leave him, no matter how much you hated being alone.
You didnât really focus on any of Sabrinaâs words as you watched Nick slide his arm around her waist, eyes still on you, a message hidden within pools of brown. The two of you had shared something special in that dance, but it was something that could never be expressed to the world. Not without people getting hurt.
âMaybe that date of yours will have realised what heâs missing out on.â Nick nodded in your dateâs direction, the man in question now looking at you with envy.
âMaybe. Thanks, Nick.â
He smiled. âAnytime, Y/N.â
Your heart stopped as he leant over and placed a single kiss on your cheek. You knew it was a friendly gesture, but you couldnât help but feel that maybe it was something more. Not that it mattered as another song began to play and Nick swept Sabrina off to the middle of the dance floor.
As you walked over to your date, the man who was supposed to be perfect for you.
The man who wasnât Nick Scratch.