Strawberry Pills.
// Jerome x reader.
Requested: Not really.
(Although, the idea did come from an Anon. Thanks Anon!)
Summary: Jerome is snooping through y/nâs drawers one day, and he finds a bottle of what he thinks are pills. He finds her and begins to tell her how perfect her mind is.
Need to know: Y/n and Jerome are a couple.
Rating: Fluff.
Warnings: Mild language.
Title: Strawberry Pills. //
 When the bed shifts as y/n gets up, Jerome opens one eye, just enough to peek at her as she shuffles across the room. His eyes open more fully as he sits up.
âWhere ya goinâ?â He mutters, his voice still rough from sleep. Y/n glances over at him, smiling widely. Jeromeâs gaze rakes her body, a smile slipping onto his face. In his sleepy state he canât comprehend much, so he laughs softly as he tries to gather his thoughts. âCome back hereâŚlay down for a while longer, y/n.â He rolls over onto his back, closing his eyes. âWe could snuggle for a whil-â His sentence is cut off by the sound of the door slamming shut. He lets out a long sigh as he rolls over again, staring longingly at the door. The sound of another door opening, and then the showering turning on. He sits up slowly, taking his time as he gets out of bed, walking over to his dresser. Jerome grabs a plain grey T-shirt and throws it on quickly, pulling a pair of black sweatpants on over his boxers. He arches his back, stretching slowly. Jerome stares at the door again, wishing that y/n would be done with her shower already so he could be near her again.
But, he quickly snaps out of his thoughts as his eyes land on a small, white bottle half-hidden on her side of the bed, sitting in the cabinet. He walks over quickly. As he reaches out to grab the cabinet door, his foot catches on the rug. He tips forward, grabbing at the cabinetâs handle. His hand slams into and he closes his eyes briefly as he crashes to the ground, his heart pounding wildly in his chest. His head tilts to the side as his eyes open, and he gets a sideways view of the small white bottle. It lays on its side on the floor, the cap half undone, the small, cylindrical pills peeking out from the darkness of the bottle. Jeromeâs gaze widens as he reaches out, grabbing it angrily.
 Just then, y/n bursts into the room, her wet hair hanging down and dripping all over, wetting the front of her grey tank top. Her gaze falls down to the scene in her front of her, and she covers her mouth, attempting to hide her laughter. Jerome stands up quickly.
âWhat the hell are these y/n?!â He shouts, shaking the bottle. Some of the small pills fly out of the bottle and scatter across the carpet. Y/nâs eyes widen slightly.
âJerome, whatever youâre thinking, itâs not what it looks like.â
âWhat the hell is that supposed to mean?â He growls. He moves forward quickly. âListen to me kitten; you, you are perfect. But what youâre doing right now, taking these pillsâŚâ He shakes his head. âYouâre being like them. And they are all prisoners. What everyone else calls sanity, thatâs just a prison in their minds. This prison, it stops you from seeing that youâre just tiny little cogs in a giant, absurd machine! Wake up, y/n! Why would you want to be a cog? What happened to you? I thought you wanted to be free like me.â Jerome shakes his head angrily. âTo do this to yourself, thatâs dumb as hell y/n! Youâre perfect the way you are, youâre wonderful. Thereâs not a damn thing you need to change about yourself.â He moves forward and sets the pills on the bedside table. Jerome puts one hand on y/nâs waist, and the other on her face. He pulls her closer to him and stares down at her, pushing a strand of her h/c hair out of her face. âYouâre wonderful, kitten. Youâre the best thing thatâs ever happened to me,â he caresses her face and places a soft kiss on her nose. âYour mindâŚâ Jerome close his eyes and inhales deeply. âYour mind is the most beautiful thing about you. Why would you want to change that? You shouldnât want to change that, y/n!â He opens his eyes and stares at her. âPromise me, promise me youâll stop taking them. If you love me y/n, if you love me promise me. Promise me you wonât destroy your mind, promise me you wonât just conform to everyone else.â
âJeromeâŚâ A small laugh escapes y/nâs lips, although she is trying to be as serious as possible.
âYou think this is funny?â Jerome snarls, moving over to the bed side table quickly and picking up the bottle. âThis isnât funny, kitten, I swea-â
âJerome! Those are vitamins,â she interrupts him, covering her mouth to suppress her giggles. Jeromeâs mouth falls open as he stares at her in shock.
âNo.â He breathes.
âYes,â y/n laughs and moves forward, taking one out and popping it in his mouth. A repulsed look crosses Jeromeâs face, and then it slowly shifts to confusion. âJeromeâŚtheyâre vitamins. Gummy vitamins. I could see how you could mistake them for pills-that is what the look like- but Iâm not taking any sort of medicine like that.â Jerome backs away from her, giving her the stink eye as he chews the vitamin. âOh, come on Jerome, donât be like that.â She moves forward to hug him and he crosses his arms, lifts his head up, and turns around, all the while still chewing the gummy. Y/n moves to stand in front of him, placing her hand on her shoulder. âJeromeâŚâ He finishes chewing and swallows roughly.
âWho the hell buys vitamins that look like real medicine?â
âThey were pink, and smelled like strawberries.â
âSo?â Jerome scoffs, narrowing his eyes. âI canât believe you let me get so worked up. You couldâve said something, y/n. You couldâve told me before.â
âI didnât think it would be a big deal,â she laughs and shakes her head. âI am sorry Jerome, but you have to admit: you overreacted.â
Jerome gasps loudly and places a hand over his heart. âKitten,â he mumbles, leaning down and kissing her cheek. His facial expression loses all of his anger from before. He pulls y/n to him, kissing her forehead. âIâm sorry, kitten.â He mumbles. âI was worried.â She smiles.
âI know, Jerome. Iâm not angry.â He stands up straight, and huffs.
âWell Iâm still bitter that you just let me ramble on.â With that, he turns around and bounces out the door.













