All For You
─────── · · A TDOTJ FanFic
Pairing: Charles "Jackal" Calthrop x Fem!Reader
─ · · SUMMARY: After one shock phone-call your whole world appears to have turned over leaving you stranded against the floors of your kitchen yet your (murderous) husband might just have a quick and effective way to solve your problem- his words, not yours.
─ · · TAGS: second person perspective used, female-pronouns used, mentioned to have hair and a mother, would this count as yandere themes? angst, emotional hurt/comfort, Jackal kills someone for you, depictions of violence and anxiety attacks, not beta red nor edited.
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─ · · A/N: thank you for the ask anon! I LOVE writing angst and hurt/comfort fics AHHHH! 💞😫
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─ · · You sat in the car for a moment longer than usual, simply enjoying the warm kiss of the sun against your skin from the open roof- feeling the breeze sweep your hair off your shoulders that carried the faintest smell of flowers and fresh cut grass up to your nose as you took a deep breath in. You smile and close your eyes to soak up the moment before unbuckling yourself and reaching into the backseat to grab the groceries you gathered earlier.
With a brown paper bag in each of your arms (too stubborn to take multiple trips back and forth from the car). You propped your knee against the front door, bag atop of it as you fumbled for your house keys. Leaning down to your side you struggle to reach into your pocket as the bag starts to tip- rushing to catch it in time- keys falling to the porch as you curse underneath your breath. Moment ruined, you think to yourself with a grumble before pushing open the door.
Kicking off your shoes in favour of your slippers as you did not want to mess up your freshly mopped floors. Your muscles practically sung with relief as you dropped the bags to the stone counters and begun to unpack, restocking the kitchen accordingly.
─ · · Placing the now empty bags back by the door for later use, you took a sudden turn to move upstairs- tripping on the forth step as you heard your phone start to ring before the call cancelled shortly after and begun again in a tight sequence. You raise a brow, pausing on the steps before turning yourself around and heading back into the kitchen, unlocking your phone to see nearly a dozen calls from an unknown number.
Your palms instantly sweat, a sense of anxiety hitting you hard and fast as you hesitantly accept the next call, gripping the device tightly to your ear.
At first all you hear is silence, you turn up the volume more, debating of weather or not to speak the first words but as you open your mouth to speak, you do not hear your own voice coming across the speaker. "Don't move if you know whats good for you," a stern male voice sounds in your ear.
Every muscle in your body tightens to his words, that once hot shock of panic now a cold shiver starts at your shoulders and trails down your back as you still in your place, listening intently as you stare at your blurry reflection in the refrigerator across from you, seeing your widened and glossy eyes.
"Good. Now listen closely, your mother owes us a lot of money and has failed to pay us on time, again and again, and we are done being patient. I know you have the money to pay us- thats a mighty nice necklace on your neck there..." the man pauses and your hear shuffling on the other end before speech continues, "...must have cost a fortune, right? I would hate to see blood stain such a gemstone, wouldn't you?"
You don't answer, head starting to feel light as you cannot physically process the amount of panic and stress you are experiencing, beginning to sway on your feet as you fall backwards, weak arms bracing yourself against the back bench.
"Answer me," the voice demands, breath heavy and echoing straight through your ears, settling in your head as you clear your throat and offer a meek, "yes."
"Yes what? You want to see it all bloody, feel your body becoming lighter by the seconds as I slice open your neck?" the man laughs, practically drinking your frightened tone.
"N-no!" you cut the man off before shucking in a sharp breath, closing your eyes as you feel heavy tears drip down your cheeks, I shouldn't have done that, shouldn't have said that, shouldn't-
"Then you know what you have to do then. Get me two million dollars by Thursday. Drop off point is Sullivan Dock at midnight... am I understood?" the mans voice is sharp, cutting right through your panic for a brief moment as you feel for a pen and write down the demands in a skewed script due to your shaky hands.
"I-" you begin to say, voice groggy from being filled with endless amounts of tears before clearing your throat and repeating, "I understand," In a clearer tone.
The man hums contently, "I look forward to seeing only you and that black bag of cash and know that... we are watching you... always." The call cuts suddenly, the device falls from your shoulder, clattering against the tiles as you slide against the cabinets to sit alongside it, staring blankly at the cold black screen as if it would somehow entertain a better resolve.
Your knees tuck up to your chest as you curl your arms around your legs, hugging yourself tightly as overwhelming hopelessness crashes over you, drowning you in its waves- your tears an outpour of the internal flood. Whatever am I going to do? How am I ever going to find 2 million dollars by the end of the week? What if I don't?
You feel sick and scared beyond belief thinking of Charles, your husband, coming home after a long flight back home to you... only to discover your corpse... you cry harder at the thought, sobs echoing in the empty home- the walls feeling like they are encompassing and suffocating you as you struggle to take in air.
─ · · You fail to notice the additional figure in the room that rushes to your side, falling to their knees as they gently call out your name, arms outstretched yet cautious as to not frighten you further as you have yet to react to his presence.
Your head snaps over, mouth opening for a potential scream before swallowing back a large lump in your throat as you practically throw yourself into Charles familiar embrace and take in the scent of his cologne.
Toned arms reach around and encase your figure, the pressure welcoming like a safety blanket as you shuffle yourself into his lap and silently cry into his shoulder.
Your husband does not pressure you to speak right away, simply rocking you both back and forth gently, kissing the top of your head as he shushes away your tears, "I hate seeing you cry, nothing pains my heart more than seeing you this way."
You welcome the comforting words to chase out the cold tone ringing through your head, focusing on your breaths to match his own, feeling as his large hands drag up and down your arms, "I'm here for you, always. Never for a moment question what I wouldn't do for you, my love... and if you're ready, I would like to know who or what made you feel like this?"
You hesitate, freezing in his embrace as the fresh fear like a deep wound reopened has you gripping his shirt and shaking your head. The Jackal's blood cools, expression hardening as you turn and hide your face in his chest- refusing to look him in the eyes. I can't bring him into this... I can't- your thoughts are cut off by the memory of his words, '...never question what I wouldn't do for you...'
"Whatever it is I-"
"I got this call and they said my mom owed a-and they wanted me and I just-need-two-million-dollars o-or-" you speak at a mile a minute and it does not help that your voice is muffled by the fabric of his shirt. He holds your head, gently prying you away to watch as your lip quivers before his own. "I need you to speak more slowly, sweetheart. I need to know exactly what they said," he speaks in a steady even tone that hovers between a cold demand and genuine concern.
Looking down as his eyes race to meet your own, you reach around behind you-not ready to move off his lap to help your search- needing his physical touch to ground yourself. You grasp the note you made in between your shaking fingers and softly read out what you wrote down.
The Jackal nods once as you look up at him hesitantly, expression neutral in an effort to hide the utter rage that flares up beneath his skin. His nostrils flare, eyes sharpened as he glares at the tear-stained note on the back of the receipt as if it were the man that threatened you itself. He would have to be long dead before someone thought they could touch you.
─ · · You are scared once again, starting to peel yourself away once noticing the tight fists clenched down by your sides and catching the tick of his head over your shoulder to see your shattered phone screen, listening to him growl deeply before slender fingers read over your printing, memorizing the information and the amount.
─ · · Thinking him to be upset with you, you quickly scramble to your feet and shake your head, begging- no, pleading to him, "please. I promise that I can work something out, Charles... you don't have to get involved with my families mistakes, you already do so much for me and-"
Charles grabs your phone and the note in hand as he stands, placing them gently on the countertop as he take three long strides to tower over your shaking form. You make no effort to touch him, simply forcing your head down to watch as your tears polish the tiles below.
Slender and calloused fingers grip your chin with purpose, forcing you to meet his stare which rattles your very soul, his words haunt you by how precisely he articulates his next words- as if a computer choosing the perfect combination to run- his other hand grips your hip firmly, keeping you in place.
"My wife is not going to go after some bandit," he states, tone as firm as his eyes, demanding your compliance, you shiver, a dozen conflicting emotions overcoming you and embarrassingly enough, your knees feel weak to the strength and sureness he speaks with and the utter desire to protect you he displays.
You open your mouth to protest before hesitating once feeling his forehead rest atop your own, you bite your lip. "Especially when her husband can and will fix this problem. You need not worry your pretty head about it anymore." He kisses you softly afterwards, making sure you think before making the attempt to protest again.
Not finding the strength to speak again, you fall forwards and into his arms as you accept to his words. Charles picks you up in a bridal carry and brings you upstairs before laying you down gently in bed. He sits at the foot of the covers, hands dragging up and down your calves affectionately as you fall beneath the blankets and pillows.
But just as you begin to wonder just how he plans on solving your... problem and as if telepathically knowing your thoughts, he pinches your leg gently, drawing your attention towards him once more to see as he shakes his head firmly. "I'll handle it and... have a conversation with your mother. I promise it'll all be over soon. Why don't you get yourself settled for the night and we can watch something in bed together-hm?"
"Okay," you whisper, heart skipping a beat at the small smile he offers you before leaning for another kiss from your lips before departing.
You look out towards the windows for a moment, eyes squinting- brain thinking to see a figure in the shadows. You start to slip out from beneath the covers, eyes darting to the door but once you look back... you see nothing. Rubbing your eyes and blaming the vision on your tiredness from all the crying, you scroll through the selection before choosing a night-gown and starting your skin-care routine.
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─ · · The Jackal walks to his office, gently closing and pressing his forehead against the door. A tight fist slams right beside his fist, knuckles bruising as he mutters a curse underneath his breath. For so long he was able to keep his worlds, both light and dark, apart from one another and yet your mother had to come around and fuck everything he had worked so hard to divide, clashing them against one another as his world turned grey.
─ · · He wished he appeared a few minutes earlier, could have tracked the call, bargained with the Bandit and yet in the safest place he made for you in this world was still not safe enough. Taking in a deep breath, he walks over to his desk, reaching over the table for the landline phone. He listens to its ring, once, twice, a prolonged thrice before the woman's voice sounds from the other end.
"Hello?" she calls out hesitantly.
"Hello [moms_name], let us avoid pleasantries and cut right to the chase. Why was there some criminal calling my wife's phone today?" Charles keeps his voice tight, the demand for more information coming across clearly down the line as he leans against the edge of his desk. The phones wire wrapped around his hand as he gazes out the window, peering into the emerging darkness of the evening.
"Criminal? I would not know such a th-" your mom begins to say in a rushed tone, the Jackal can practically smell her lies as his face scrunches up in disgust, I really should have severed contact earlier from you.
He cuts her off, clicking his tongue repeatedly against the top of his mouth, "Is that so?... huh... so if I were to ever-so politely swing over to your place, I wouldn't find anything... out of the ordinary for the mother-in-law I provide so generously to?"
Their is a long pregnant pause before he hears anything further, "you're welcome to, but you won't find anything."
The Jackal scoffs, "I was hoping you'd be able to admit the truth... but it seems my list grows with people I need to look after."
"You would never do such a thing, not to your wife, not to my daughter. She would never forgive you... and why won't you just pay off the remainder? I know you have the money to do so," your mother rebuttals, she knew what your husband was, confronted him after confirming her suspicions but she knew she would be in just the same out of trouble if she told you anything directly.
"Then I would just be allowing them to twist my arm into submission when no one should think to do so in the first place. I'm not getting you that money nor am I going to kill you but all I ask you is to remember this, do not take my pure generosity and run with it for the next time you yank my chain it will come back harder and faster. Good chat, [moms_name], I look forwards to seeing you this weekend for dinner."
Your mother begins to speak yet the Jackal slams the line closed before standing up and stretching before moving to his laptop and overlooking the surrounding area and buildings of Sullivan Dock where he could set himself up for... success.
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─ · · You are already drifting off beneath the warm covers before you hear the door open and you roll over on your side with a lazy smile. Charles smiles, kneeling beside the bed as he gently tucks a strand of hair behind your ear before placing a kiss to your forehead and dressing down for the night.
You lean back in bed watching as he elegantly places his cuff-links on the dresser, unbuttoning his shirt and tossing it into the laundry bin alongside his pants before crawling into bed beside you, tucking your head underneath his arm.
Placing a kiss to his chest you listen as to every breath he takes and the sound of his heartbeat, his fingers draw random patterns against your skin, "I spoke with your mother. I want you and her to stay here for the next few days... just until the dust has settled."
"and what do you plan on doing, my love?" you peer up at your husband, blinking slowly as he leans his head down, hand falling to your hip, the other brushes against your cheek absent-mindedly.
"I'll talk with them and give them what they want..." he explains, before taking it all away.
"Thats dangerous, no? Charles I-" His brief kiss distracts you allowing his words to cloud over your head, "I promise that I'll return to you like I always do. Do you trust me?"
"Of course, I married you, Charles."
"Then trust me on this."
You pause, sitting up fully as he brings you closer to him, kisses trailing down from your cheek, to your jaw and neck. You close your eyes, letting out a long breath to answer in a whisper, "okay."
"Good. Now what show have you picked?"
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─ · · When Thursday rolls around Charles is no where to be found when you awaken in the morning. Your mother is asleep in the guest room down the hall as you trot your way to the kitchen and begin making brunch for you both. You don't see Charle's work-boots by the door nor his coat as your heart picks up its beat, anxious eyes flicking outside to the spot where you thought to have seen that figure last night is still bare.
─ · · Your mind races to the most terrible of scenarios throughout the day of what "fixing the problem" could possibly entail and even when you ask your mother for her opinion. She looks distantly past you, you squint your eyes not seeing anyone there but she simply shrugs her shoulders, "I'm sure Charles, has everything handled dear."
"How are you so sure? I mean he could be out there getting himself killed o-or what if he's already dead? God mom why did you have to get yourself involved with these things, it should be one of us out there when he had-"
A cough has you jumping in your seat and hastily turning around to see Charles, not a hair our of place in a simple pair of linen pants with a white t-shirt. He smiles at you brightly as your run and jump into his arms, feeling as you kiss all over his face and check his body for any injuries. His heart warms to your affections as he revels in them before staring at your mother coldly from across the room as he grips you tightly to his chest, never again, his eyes speak.
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─ · · A/N: every time I think I'm over this show I see another edit, sigh, and then open Tumblr again LOL
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