#rearon

Holy crap, I am so sorry this took so long. I hope you enjoy it despite the lateness

Note:Request and Whump Bingo open. VERY slow update until the 28th

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Hurting yourself at midnight. What a great idea.

Ron watched as the blood dripped down his arm. Multiple bleeding cuts on his arm as he hold the pocket knife in hand 

God, he was pathetic.  Why was he doing this at Reagan's house? He was cleaned for weeks and then suddenly he's doing this again. Fuck. He had to find bandages to stop the bleeding. Maybe toilet paper will help.

A knock on the door startles him and he drops the knife, making a loud clatter against the floor. That was too loud. She must of heard it 

"Ron..? Are you in there?" Reagan's tired voice came from the door. 

"Yeah.. Give me a minute" Ron responded as he looked at the door and grabbed the knife quickly. "Shit!" He yelled as he felt the knife cut into his palm and dropped it again. 

"What happened?" She sounded more awake and knocked on the door again. He could usually come up with a quick explanation but God his brain was spinning. 

Why the hell did he decide to hurt himself here?! What was he thinking? All because of a shitty day of work and his inability to sleep and now he's dragging Reagan into a problem that he was over with. Fuck . Fuck! Why is he such a fucked up guy?!

"Ron, What the hell are you doing?!" The loud voice snapped him out of his thoughts. Something runs down his arms and he looks down, realizing his whole arm was covered with cuts  and he was sitting on the floor. Reagan was staring at him with wide eyes that turned into anger. The knife is snatched out of his hands.

“Why?! Why are you doing this?!” Reagan yelled as she examined his arm. It needs to be clean with water and then bandages. But what had happened?! 

"I don't know." Ron mumbled as he retracted his arm. He couldn't look at her. Despite the anger in her face, he knew that she was worried. The next words slip out "I'm so fucked up.."

"Jesus.. Ron." The response made his eyes water and he wanted to sink into the ground. But he felt Reagan tug him up and he followed through. 

“Do you want to shower? Maybe it’ll calm you down. Brett always said a shower can help with whatever you’re feeling.” She suggested.

“… yeah. Sure.” Ron murmured. He didn’t feel like arguing and the shower could clean the blood up. He took off his clothes rather slowly and stepped into the bathtub. The shower was turned on and he watched as his blood stained the inside of the tub.

“Don’t do this again.” He lifted his head. Reagan had also stripped and stood next to him. 

“I know.” He looked away, a fear tears slipping out of his eyes as his mind screams at him for fucking up. He hoped the water would hide them but Reagan’s hands cupped his face, thumbs wiping them away. A deep sigh comes out of her.

“It’ll be okay. We have Anonymous Anonymous to help sort this out. But please,I don’t want to see you like that again.” 

Anonymous Anonymous just made things worse but Ron nodded his head. They stayed together until most of the blood was off his arm and shut the shower off. Getting redressed, Reagan grabbed a bandage roll from a cabinet and wrapped his arm and hand and they headed for bed. 

Ron collapsed first and Reagan laid next to him. He sighed and leaned onto her shoulder. He was messed up and he knew it. He was surprised someone could 

love him with how bad his impressions and mental health was. But he was happy that someone wanted to stay with him despite everything.

Chapters: 1/2 Fandom: Inside Job (Cartoon 2021) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Reagan Ridley/Ron Staedtler, Brett Hand/Reagan Ridley, Reagan Ridley & Everyone, Brett Hand & Reagan Ridley, Brett Hand & Everyone Characters: Brett Hand, Reagan Ridley, Ron Staedtler, Gigi Thompson, Glenn Dolphman, Magic Myc (Inside Job 2021), Andre Lee (Inside Job 2021), Mothman (Inside Job 2021) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Series: Part 15 of Aristocrats' Court Summary:

. Do a quick google with driving time from Washington to Appleton. It kinda helped with the development of this idea —-

The sun was almost setting as Reagan waited for Ron outside the gas station. They had stopped for gas halfway through the fourteen hour car ride. They needed a little break and food and Reagan was fine with stopping. It gave more time to spend with her boyfriend before…

A granola bar was waved in front of her, closing her thoughts. She looked up and took it from Ron as he leaned against the truck. A couple snacks and drinks in his arms

“I can’t wait for us to start our life in Appleton. Imagine all the things we could do. Getting normal jobs, enjoying vacations while being interrupted by the Shadow Government. Maybe start a family.”

“I’m not really sure about that one.” Reagan mumbled as she unwrapped the snack. “I’ve never really thought about having kids because of my parents.”

“Oh.” Ron shrugged as he took a few sips of water from his bottle. “Hey, if you’re not ready for kids, I can put it in the script. It’s fine. I’m happy as long as you’re happy.”

Her throat tightens and she looks away to eat her granola bar. Ron didn’t seem to notice as he went over the pump to refuel the truck. He won’t know what she was planning as soon as they settle in.

Would he really be happy knowing what she was doing? She planned on abandoning him so he could live peacefully. A future where he could have a.. wife that cared for him.. and a kid who he could love.. Not someone that would force him to stay somewhere that he hated and mindwipe himself.

Im sorry that I hurt you ...

Its something I must live with eveday

andall the pain I put you through

I  wish that I cold take it all away AND be the one who catches all your tears