Safi x reader, my girl safi deserves someone who would make her their first priority đ
pairing: Safi Fyyad x Fem!Reader
jealousy, hurt/comfort, angst
Requests are open
a/n: RIIIGHT, trust if I was in that game I would treat her right.
divider by dividers-are-us
You spotted her before she spotted you â or at least, you thought you did. Â
But Safi always noticed first.
She was sitting on the quad steps, hood up, shoulders tight, staring at the ground like it had personally betrayed her. The kind of stillness that didnât belong on her. Safi was motion. Safi was spark. Safi was the girl who filled silence before it had a chance to settle.
This? Â
This was wrong.
You walked over slow, boots scuffing the concrete. âHey, sugar.â
Her jaw clenched. She didnât look at you. âDonât.â
That one word hit harder than a slap.
It threw you off a bit, but you eased down beside her anyway. âAlright. Whatâs goinâ on with you?â
She laughed â sharp, humorless. âYou really wanna know?â
âI wouldnât be sittinâ here if I didnât.â
Safi dragged a hand down her face, fingers trembling. âI saw you today.â
âYou see me every day.â
âNo,â she said, voice cracking. âI saw you laughing with Vinh. And then I saw the way he looked at you. And then I saw the way you looked back.â
You blinked. âBaby, I was being polite.â
âYeah, well, Iâm not,â she snapped, then winced. âSorry. I justââ She shook her head, curls brushing her cheeks. âI hate how my brain works.â
You softened. âTalk to me.â
She inhaled like she was about to dive underwater. âI kept thinking⌠what if you like him better? What if you realize you donât need me? What if Iâm justââ Her voice dropped to a whisper. ââjust another face youâre kind to.â
Your chest tightened. âSafiâŚâ
She finally looked at you, and damn, it hurt. Her eyes were glassy, distressed, like sheâd been fighting a storm alone.
âYou donât get it,â she said, voice shaking. âI notice everything. Every smile you give. Every time someone else gets your attention. Every second youâre not looking at me. And I hate it. I hate how much I care. I hate that it scares me.â
You reached for her hand. She didnât pull away â but she didnât relax either.
âYou ainât gotta be scared of me,â you said softly.
She let out a bitter laugh. âIâm scared of losing you.â
âYou ainât losinâ me.â
âYou say that now,â she whispered. âBut people always leave. Or they want something else. Something better. And I can be anything â literally anything â and it still doesnât feel like enough.â
There it was. Â
The real wound. Â
The one she never let anyone see.
You slid closer, thigh to thigh. âLook at me.â
She did â reluctantly, like she was bracing for impact.
âYou donât have to shift into anybody else for me,â you said. âI want *you*. Just you.â
Her breath hitched. âWhy?â
ââCause youâre the one I choose,â you said simply. âEvery damn time.â
Safi blinked fast, like she was trying not to fall apart. âYou mean that?â
âYeah, sweetheart. I do.â
She swallowed hard. âEven when Iâm⌠like this?â
âEspecially when youâre like this,â you said. âMeans you care.â
Safi let out a shaky exhale, shoulders finally dropping. She leaned into you â not dramatically, just enough that you felt her weight, her trust, her fear easing.
âYou make me feel insane,â she muttered into your shoulder.
âYou make yourself feel insane,â you teased gently. âIâm just here.â
She snorted â a real laugh this time. âYouâre an ass.â
âAnd youâre dramatic,â you shot back. âWe balance each other out.â
She nudged you with her knee. âShut up.â
âMake me.â
Safi froze â then smiled, small and dangerous and soft all at once. âDonât tempt me.â
You squeezed her hand. âYou donât gotta be scared Iâll leave.â
She looked at you like she was memorizing your face. âTell me again.â
You brushed your thumb over her knuckles. âIâm not goinâ anywhere.â
Safi let out a breath that sounded like relief and surrender all tangled together. âOkay,â she whispered. âOkay.â
And for the first time all day, she let herself lean fully into you â warm, trembling, real â like she finally believed she wasnât just another face to you.
















