In My Blood: A Stiles Stilinski Imagine
Request from Anon:Ā Hi! Iām new to requests so idk if Iām doing this right but anyways. Could you write something based on āin my bloodā from shawnās album where y/n is struggling with depression and anxiety but she doesnāt tell anyone what sheās going through or how sheās feeling and plans on staying alive for her friends. But one day stiles, her bf, checks up on her and she just breaks down and tells him sheās struggling while he comforts her. This is request is super specific but it doesnāt have to be exact, just something similar to this. Thank you :)
Sensitive content in this one, just as a warning. Hope this is okay for you lovely, and enjoy xĀ
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Laying on the bathroom floor, feeling nothing
I'm overwhelmed and insecure, give me something
āY/N, Iām not going anywhere until you open this door.ā You could hear Stilesās voice on the other side of the bathroom door, and you knew that you should open it up and let him in. But you couldnāt bring yourself to move, couldnāt bring yourself to tear your body away from the cold tiles of the floor upon which you were lying.
Youād been staring at the ceiling for about half an hour now, feeling like the weight of the world was on your shoulders. You hid it when you were around your friends, hadnāt told anyone just how you had been feeling. Youād been pretending that everything was fine, walking through Beacon Hills with your hand in Stilesās, smiling like you were the happiest person in the world.
But behind that smile, there was insecurity, anxiety, a sadness that loomed over you like a black cloud. You went home and you didnāt remember ending up here, in your bathroom, locked away. You didnāt hear Stiles enter the house, only aware of his voice as he called your name.
Looking for you, caring about you, worrying about you.
āY/N, please. Just let me help.ā
Then everything became too overwhelming, and the tears began to fall.
I could take to ease my mind slowly
Just have a drink and you'll feel better
You could feel the salt trailing down your cheeks, silent tears at first as you continued to stare at the ceiling. You heard a slump from the other side of the door, Stiles clearly having chosen to sit and wait for you, and the thought just made you feel worse. He was wasting time for you, could have been doing something better.
Silent tears turned into wracking sobs, and you could hear Stiles outside. āY/N, let me in.ā
You needed to walk over to the sink, needed to splash your face with water. You needed a drink, something to make you feel better. Through your tears, you managed to murmur a small request, hoping Stiles could hear. āCould you get me some water, please?ā
āWhatever you want, honey.ā There was sympathy in his voice, and you listened as he made his way downstairs. You needed to pull yourself off this floor, needed to use your feet and walk over to the door, needed to unlock it and let Stiles ā let the boy who loved you ā help.
It ached to do so, every movement of your joints a chore. So you focused on the sound of Stilesās footsteps as he ran back up the stairs. You put your hand on the lock, and slid the bolt across.
You hid behind the door as you opened it.
Just take her home and you'll feel better
Keep telling me that it gets better
Does it ever?
You were still crying, could still feel tears falling down your cheeks. You sniffed as Stiles looked at you, sorrow in his eyes. You said nothing, only took the glass of water from his hand, your fingers brushing his, and downed it.
It didnāt make anything feel better.
You put the empty glass on the floor, and slumped against the wall of the bathroom, head in your knees. You heard Stiles enter the bathroom, felt his body next to yours as he matched your position next to you. āYou want to talk about it?ā
You were sure you meant to say that you didnāt, but one look at Stiles, at the way he cared about you, and the words were tumbling from your lips. As you spoke, Stiles remained silent, but you could see the tears in his eyes, the thought of you being in pain almost destroying him.
He loved you, after all. You knew that he wanted to make it better, make all the bad things go away. You knew that he wanted to hold you tight and make you happier than you had ever been before. You knew he wanted to tell you that it would all be okay.
But, at this moment in time, you thought he would have been lying.
Help me, it's like the walls are caving in
Sometimes I feel like giving up
No medicine is strong enough
āIām just so tired, Stiles. Iām so tired of everything, and I canāt do it. I feel like everything is just too much for me to handle, and itās suffocating me. And Iām trying really hard not to give up, because I should be happy. I have the best friends, and I have you, but it just feels like something bad is constantly going to happen to us, like youāre going to leave me, and it hurts. It really hurts and I,ā the tears started to fall again, āI donāt know what to do.ā
āHey, come here.ā Stiles wrapped an arm around your shoulders and pulled you close. You leaned into him, head against his chest as you cried. Admitting to yourself that you were unhappy, admitting to Stiles that you were hurting, felt like a step in the right direction, but it would take some time for you to realise that.
Right now, you were struggling to cope, and you needed to get it out of your system. Stiles let you cry into his shirt, his arms wrapped around you as he kissed the top of your head. āIāve got you, Y/N, Iāve got you.ā
You looked up at him, relieved that you had him in your life.
Someone help me
I'm crawling in my skin
Sometimes I feel like giving up
But I just can't
āIām sorry, you donāt need to hear this.ā
āY/N, stop.ā Stiles looked down at you, a hand on your cheek. āDonāt apologise. You have nothing to be sorry for, you hear me? Nothing. Youāre hurting and youāre upset, and youāre going through some stuff that isnāt going to be easy. Trust me, I know. But Iām going to be here for you every step of the way. Every time you need to talk or shout or scream or cry, Iām going to be right here. By your side. You know why?ā
āBecause I love you.ā
You smiled then, a small smile, but a smile nonetheless. Stiles shrugged as you looked up at him, always humble, always shy. For the first time today, you felt like you werenāt going to give up, felt like you werenāt alone. And it was all because of the man in front of you, the man who hadnāt abandoned you.
Who you knew never would.
āI love you too.ā You leaned up and kissed his cheek. Then Stiles placed a chaste kiss on your lips, before looking back at you.
āYou want to stay here for a while?ā
You nodded, snuggling back into him. It wasnāt long before you fell asleep, tears always bringing on tiredness.
It isn't in my blood
It isn't in my blood
When you woke up, you were back in your bed, Stiles sat on the floor, his back to you. You leaned up, making your way over to him, and kissed your cheek from behind. He turned, smiling. āGood morning.ā
āMorning? What time is it? Did you stay the night? How did I get here?ā
āOkay, quickfire questions. Yes, morning. Itās 10am. Yes, I did. I carried you here from the bathroom. You needed a decent nightās sleep.ā
You looked at Stiles as you remembered the events of the previous day, remembered confiding in him before falling asleep with your head on his chest. āYou didnāt need to stay.ā
āI didnāt, but I wanted to.ā Stiles stood, walking around to the side of the bed and joining you on it. He dipped his head and kissed you. āItās in my nature to look after you, just like itās in yours not to give up. Youāre one of the strongest people I know, Y/N, and Iām so lucky to have you.ā
And as Stiles Stilinski looked at you with love in his eyes, you started to believe him.
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