#aaron goodwin

@that-choir-girl

Note: You try to comfort Zak after he gets possessed

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For a brief but frightening moment, the Zak you knew and loved was not there, he was momentarily replaced by something else and it was horrid to have witnessed demons possess him.

Being Zak’s girlfriend, you have wanted to experience at least one lockdown, but Zak was against it and immediately said no. However, your birthday was coming up just a few days before they are set to leave for the next investigation. You already knew from Aaron that they were going to Poveglia Island in Italy.

After doing some research in secret, the Island really sparked your interest and you really wanted to go. Even knowing now that Zak would say no, you decided to wait until the right moment to ask him about taking you with the Ghost Adventures Crew. Your window of opportunity had opened on the day before your birthday, when Zak asks you what you would like for your birthday. You didn’t waste a moment and flat out told him and given the fact that the trip wasn’t until a couple days later, you thought it was perfect timing.

“Hey, sweetie?” Zak says.

“Yes?”

“What would you like for your birthday?”

Your lips form the widest grin that Zak has ever seen and it gives him a hunch that he already knows what you were going to say.

“I want to go with you on your next lockdown.”

“I knew you were going to say that. (Y/n), I don’t think that’s a good idea. I don’t want any kind of evil to follow you or to use you against me during a lockdown. It’s going to be dangerous. It’s too dangerous, this next place we’re going to.”

“I know of the possible consequences if I get involved in something like this, and Zak, I promise I’ll be just fine. I promise nothing will happen to me there.”

Zak gives you a suspicious look.

“How in the world would you know that for sure? I haven’t even told you where the next lockdown is located.”

“Oh, I do. You’re going to Poveglia Island in Italy. Aaron told me.”

After an intense conversation, Zak eventually caves in and said you could come along, but there will be rules he expects for you to follow, which you agreed to.

The golden rule was to not wander by yourself, stay close by his side or with either Aaron or Nick. Now here you are, chilling at nerve center, preparing to join the crew in the lockdown. The moment you decided you were set to go, Nick suddenly appears with a look on his face that made you feel uneasy. It takes him a moment to gather some words, but when he mentions Zak, you feel your heart drop.

“(Y/n), something is wrong with Zak. He’s not himself, he’s suddenly enraged and is cussing everyone out. He just got right up to Aaron’s face and screamed at him, could you please come help him to calm down?”

“Yes, of course.” you agree.

You’d do anything for Zak. There have been times you witnessed him so angry and you’re the only that could erase the anger and comfort him, bringing him back down to earth.

As you get closer to where Zak is, you start hearing all the commotion that Nick just described to you. After stepping inside, you see Zak is still up in Aaron’s face being aggressive a little to the extreme. Aaron was just as much your friend as he was Zak’s and you felt that you needed to step in before things escalate further than needs be. You see Zak continuing to scream at Aaron.

“Me?”

“Yeah! I said you!”

That’s when you go to confront Zak, putting Aaron protectively behind you. Looking at Zak with direct eye contact, he stares back you, almost like he didn’t know or recognized you.

His sudden anger is shifted towards you.

“Get the f*** out of here!” he shouts.

You don’t budge.

“Don’t make me say that again! Get out!”

Still, you don’t move.

Rather, you gently took hold of his arm and started talking to him.

“Zak, it’s me, (Y/n).” you say.

Zak’s response is silence as he looks as if he was studying you, trying to remember you. Zak is instantly a bit calmer once he felt your physical touch.

You then wanted to take him outside for a breather.

“Zak, come on. Let’s get you outside.”

Zak still remains silent as he allows you to lead the way under the evening sky. Since nerve center was set up outside, that’s where you take him and once you got there, you didn’t expect for him to breakdown.

“They wanted us to die here! I had never felt anything quite like this on previous investigations, nothing this intense at least. (Y/n), when I stepped inside, I felt this overwhelming desire to bring harm on Aaron and Nick. I wanted to murder them! I have to get out of here, this is island is truly cursed.”

As you’re cuddled up to his side, you only listen as you run your fingers gently up and down his back as an attempt to comfort him.

“I didn’t have that desire for you. I just wanted you out because I felt that you were in my way of what I wanted to do.”

You hug him closer.

“Zak, I know that was really scary for you and I admit it was scary for me as well, to see you like that. But you’re safe now, now that you’re with me. You’re always safe with me. I won’t let anything happen to you. Nothing stands in my way to keep protecting you. I love you so much.”

Upon hearing that, Zak started to feel more comforted, having you there made him feel safe.

“I love you even more, (Y/n).”

It was now Zak’s turn to hold you close to him, it was his turn to never let anything happen to you, it was his turn to never let you go.

He remained there with you, holding you close to him.

Requested: yes

Thank you @ghost-adventures-imagines for the request! I hope you like it!

This was, by far, the most brutal place that y/n and the ghost adventures crew have ever visited. You could feel the negative energy coming from the building alone, even after the psychic medium, Karen, had left, making the building almost too unbearable to enter.

As usual, Zak loved to provoke spirits, so that they could come through the other side. It usually made y/n nervous, especially since every great once and a while, she, Nick, and Aaron would realize that Zak would become possessed by a dark, evil entity.

This investigation, however, was no different. Luckily, Zak had instructed Nick and y/n to investigate one of the cabins and see if they could make contact with the spirit box. Y/n bit her lower lip nervously as the static white noise grated against her eardrums.

“Out of all of us, who is in the most danger on this property?” Nick asked. Y/n shot him a glare as her heart thumped nervously against her chest.

Silence. Y/n didn’t expect to hear anything that came out of the spirit box. Then —

“Gonna kill . . . . Zak.”

Y/n’s head snapped up to look at Nick, whose face had gone white. He immediately turned off the spirit box. In an instant, y/n made her way towards the door, ignoring Nick as he called after her.

“Y/n, Zak said that we had to stay here until someone comes and gets us!”

“To hell with that,” y/n answered breathlessly, her eyes wild with fright. “The thing said it wanted to kill Zak. I’m not gonna let that happen.”

“He gets threats like this all the time, y/n, and nothing really happens. You’re just overreacting! Zak’s fine, I promise!”

Y/n only rolled her eyes and took off for the main building that Zak last told her he would be at. When they found him, he was pacing around with Aaron watching nervously, his eyes narrowed. Y/n could see that something was wrong, as she noticed an unexpected rage cross Zak’s features. She turned to face Nick, who was hot at her heels.

“You sure that he’s ‘fine’?” She seethed. Nick went quiet. Y/n nodded. “That’s what I thought.”

“SHUT UP!” Zak roared unexpectedly, causing the three of them to go quiet at once. Y/n watched as Zak’s body trembled with unbridled fury.

“Zak, we just wanna help you,” y/n insisted, her voice quiet.

“I DON’T NEED HELP, Y/N!” He roared, causing y/n to stumble back slightly in shock.

“Zak, this is not like you!”

“I’M FINE!”

“Clearly, he’s not,” Aaron put in, but he wasn’t helping.

“SHUT UP, AARON!”

Tears began to blur y/n’s eyes. The last time she had seen Zak behave like this was at Poveglia Island in their third season of ghost adventures. He’d been nearly fine — until now.

“Dude, you’re scaring y/n!” Aaron defended, looking offended.

“DOES IT LOOK LIKE I CARE?!”

“She’s your girlfriend, Zak. This Zak would not be acting like this.”

Tears began to flow freely down y/n’s cheeks. Aaron took notice of this at once and he shielded her from Zak’s view. It was still hard to believe that the kind Zak y/n loved and knew would behave like this. All she knew was that this was not her beloved Zak. Aaron sighed, and shook his head.

“C’mon, y/n/n. I’m taking you back to nerve center.”

Y/n reluctantly allowed Aaron to lead her back to nerve center, which was located in another building on the property they were investigating. When they got to nerve center, y/n began to pace the floor, biting on her lower lip before facing a concerned Aaron.

“That was not Zak.” She wrung her hands together nervously. “We all know Zak at this point. He wouldn’t get upset like that on purpose.”

“We know, y/n/n,” Aaron reassured her. “Zak is a sensitive guy. We know he will come back and apologize before the night ends. You’ll see.”

And he was right. When Zak came back to nerve center with Nick, who guided him roughly by the upper arm. Y/n could see, at once, that Zak was beginning to return back to his normal self. The anger in his eyes had deflated, and he now looked tired and drained. And he also looked . . . . guilty. His eyes landed on y/n’s and his face paled when he saw her tear-stained cheeks.

“Oh, y/n/n,” he sighed, looking devastated. “I’m so sorry! Something got a hold of me in there! I didn’t want to hurt you, physically or verbally. I swear, I didn’t. I —”

He was cut off when y/n walked over and wrapped her arms around her best friend’s neck. He responded, nuzzling his head into the crook of her neck, sending pleasant shivers down y/n’s spine.

This was the kind of Zak y/n had missed before something had gotten a hold of him in that room — kind, slightly intimidating, but yet still a teddy bear. She smiled softly to herself, running her fingers through his hair. The motion made Zak go weak in the knees.

“I know, Zak,” she murmured softly. “I know that wasn’t you. It scared me when you started randomly shouting in our faces. But I’ve got the Zak I know and trust, now. And believe me, I don’t feel scared any more, now that the thing is out of you.”

Social Media AU

Pairing: Zak Bagans x reader

Summary: follows the captivating life of a darkly elegant influencer as she navigates her new relationship with paranormal investigator Zak Bagans, blending her gothic aesthetic with their shared love for the macabre and mysterious.

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📍Location: Old Gothic Cemetery

Among the silent graves, I find peace… the whispers of the past remind me of the beauty in every shadow🌙🕯️

realzakbagans: You make even the darkest places feel like home…🖤

aarongoodwin: That’s one way to spend the day… kinda jealous of the ghosts you’re hanging with 👻

Fan1: You make cemeteries look so peaceful and romantic. Such a unique perspective

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