Staying Strong (Dave Strider x Reader)

a/n: big thank you to EnglandsBurntCookie for giving me a read other than my own. I was starting to get a little worried <3 I don't really have much to say for now, so I hope you guys are ready for another long chapter!

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Oh Gog. No. You couldn't wear that. Nope. Not that either.

UGH!!

Picking out clothes to wear to school was harder than you thought. You stood in front of your closet, looking for something similar to what you wore to the mall the other day. You had decided on your grey jeans, since you know that grey goes with anything. You also slipped on your black converse and now you were deciding on a shirt.

You had a black one that said "LET'S GET WEIRD" in bright letters, but you decided that it would be too much for your first day without a sweater thingy. You had another shirt that was black, and it had a galaxy on it that formed the shape of a kitty. You slipped it on and looked in the mirror, and decided that it was perfect. Galaxy kitty, you save the day again!

You also decided to change up your hair a little today too. Instead of going with your usual hairstyle, you decided to go with (new hairstyle) for today. You kind of feel like it looks more like you anyway. You grab your bookbag from your bed and head downstairs, feeling more comfortable in your clothes than you have in a long while.

After a hug to the kids and a wave to your sister and her husband, you are out the door, a fresh biscuit in hand. Chewing is a little hard for you this morning, after all the bruising your face suffered yesterday, so you decide to let the bread soften in your mouth a little before you chew at all.

Oddly, you find Dave walking towards your house just a few blocks from home, and he offers you a small 'sup nod when he gets closer.

"So how do you feel?" He says as he starts walking alongside you to school. You shrug after a moment and swallow your biscuit.

"I feel like myself, I guess? Is the shirt too much?"

"Nah, Galaxy cats are cool," he says as he stuffs his hands in his pockets. You two wall in a comfortable silence, mainly because Dave realized that eating is hard enough without talking, so he let you be for now.

You two remained silent even after the biscuit though, until Dave finally spoke up. "What are you gonna do if you see her again?"

"Kayla?"

"Yeah. What if she tries to pick a fight with you again? Are you even up for round 2?" He said as he looked over at you, and you sighed.

"I'm going to stay optimistic and hope she doesn't try to come find me again. For her benefit and mine. Hers mostly." Dave nodded and stopped you for a moment.

"This has been bothering me...but what if I wasn't there? What if I hadn't gone looking for you?" His face showed he was concerned, and it was eating at him.

"Dave, give me your phone."

"What why. You aren't changing my wallpaper!"

"Dave, I'm going to give you my number, and you'll give me yours, and I'm gonna text you when we can't meet up at the locker, okay?"

Dave visibly relaxed and smiled as he handed you his phone. You quickly punched in your number and sent yourself a text. It pinged on your phone and you saved the number that came up as Dave's. You handed his phone back to him and smiled at him.

"No contact pic?"

"Do I need one?"

"Well no, not by law or anything. But that stuff bothers me, and I'd like to have one for you like I do with everyone else. Now smile." And you do, but you can't help but look down and blush as he snaps the picture.