Drown (Markiplier x Reader)

Chapter 5

You wake up to the sound of someone whimpering. You sit up and look around the dark room. You have no way to tell the time in your room but you can safely assume it's between two am to four am. You look around and see Jack is slightly thrashing around and Felix and Mark looking in pain. Normally, you wouldn't be able to notice this but the moonlight shines a light on their faces. You get out of bed and walk over to Jack's bed, being quiet and swift about your movements.

"Y/n. What are you doing?" Felix asks. You just ignore him and grab Jack's shoulder lightly. He begins to get more violent with his thrashing.

"Jack. It's me. Y/n." you say. "I'm not gonna hurt you, Jack. I'm right here. Open your eyes." you say, pinning his hands down. His thrashing calms a bit but not much. You climb into his bed and pull him into you even though he hurts you, banging on your chest and your back as you feel his tears. You wrap your arms around him and rub his back and his shoulders. You lean your head down and whisper in his ear.

"Shh. Jack. Calm down, hun. Calm down. Open your eyes." you repeat softly. His thrashing and whimpering get calmer until ultimately, it subsides. His whimpers keep coming out and so do the tears but you don't think he notices.

"Hey. Jack. Calm down. It's just me, y/n. Felix is on his bed. Mark is on his. I'm on your bed with you. You're fine." you say as his breathing gets faster and uneven. His eyes open and he lets out a loud gasp for air. He sits up and looks around. He pulls you in for a hug and cries, his body shaking.

"Hey, Jack. You're fine. What happened?" you ask him calmly.

"It was terrifying. So much blood. So many bodies. It was all my fault. I was a monster. I am a monster. God, I shouldn't be here. I should be in a prison. I should be sheltered away. I'm scared." he cries hysterically. You frown and pull him in an embrace and rock him back and forth.

"I-I...I killed you guys. I didn't want to but I blacked out and I killed you guys and there was blood everywhere and you tried getting away but I wouldn't let you. Mark was trying to pull me away from you but he couldn't and I killed you and then I killed Felix and then Mark and-and...I didn't like it. God, I'm such a fuck up." he cries.

"Jack. Look at me," you say. You pull away and hold his head, and look him in the eyes as best as possible in the darkness.

"I'm fine. See? I'm right here holding you, no bruises or cuts. Okay? Look over there," you say pointing at Mark and Felix. "Mark is sitting on his bed, perfectly fine. Not one scratch on him, not one bruise okay? Felix is fine too. We're all fine. Okay?" you ask. He nods.

"Okay. Now, do you want to go to sleep or do you want me to stay here with you?" you ask.

"I think I'll be fine. Plus, I don't want you getting in trouble. Get some sleep." he says. You frown but hug him and go back to your bed.

"Goodnight Jack. Goodnight Mark. Goodnight Felix." you say, getting a response back. You drift back into the darkness once more.

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A few hours later, you wake up to see Dr. Janae handing you all some new clothes and instructing the boys on what to do to help you around today. She walks out and you grab your clothes and turn around as you change your pats and then take your top off. All of a sudden you hear a gasp.

"Y/n! Are you okay?" Jack asks. You cover yourself with the shirt, but don't put it on as you turn to him.

"Yeah, well as fine as I can be in here. Why?" you ask. He walks up to you and frowns as he gently touches your back, poking a little causing you to flinch a little.

"Oh my god. Y/n. I'm so sorry. I did that. Gosh, I hurt everybody." Jack says. You look down to see your chest covered in bruises. You flinch at the sight.

"Jack. It's fine. I've dealt with this before. Okay? My sister used to have night terrors and I always had to help her. It's fine." you say. He frowns but hugs you still. You hug back, not caring your shirt still isn't on. You just bask at the moment.

"God. I'm so sorry, y/n." he says.

"It's fine. Seriously, Jack. It's fine." you say, smiling at him. He nods and pulls away.

As he walks away, you sigh as you finally put your top on. You definitely don't mind helping him, but if this is how it's gonna be, then it's gonna be exhausting. It's only been the first night too.

Mark walks up to you and hugs you too, taking you by surprise. You furrow your brows but hug back.

"Thank you for helping him. We've been dealing with that since he got here and it's been hard, normally nurses will have to come in and carry him out or inject him with something. It's not pretty in the morning. We could never get him to calm down either." Mark says.

"Is this a nightly occurrence?" you ask, worried for both Jack's and your health.

"Yeah, unfortunately," he says. You sigh a little as you look down.

"You're regretting showing you can help, aren't you? Maybe you shouldn't have helped. He's expecting you to help now." Mark says, anger evident in his voice towards the end of his sentence, causing you to furrow your brows more into a slight glare.

"No, I don't regret helping. In fact, I've probably helped more than you have. I'm just exhausted and I know I'll feel more exhausted, but I'll be fine. What's wrong with you anyway?" you ask.

"Jack's my best friend in here. Him and Felix, but I'm closer to him. I don't want you to make Jack feel worthless, more than he already feels." Mark says.

"If you haven't noticed, that's exactly why I'm here. I wouldn't want to make anyone feel the way I do. Just think about that." you say, annoyed towards Mark and it's only the second day.

You see Felix waiting at the door, so you walk towards him and follow him out the door.

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Hey. How are you? Have you eaten today? Have you slept well? Are you showering? If not, go and do so. I care about you. I'm okay. One of my friendships is crumbling, but I kind of saw it coming. Yes, my character Tracy is based on this friendship and I'll go into more detail later in the story. All characters (except Mark, Jack, Signe, Felix and any other YouTubers mentioned in the future and their significant others) are based off real life people, just their names have been changed.