I'm Not Really Here. (Pt.1)
Relationship: Anthony Lockwood x Fem!Reader
Genre: hurt/comfort, angst, reader whump
Requested: no
Word count: 1.6k
Part: 1/2
Summary: A mission goes terribly wrong. You and Anthony are left to face the consequences. !! PART 1 OF 2 !!
Warnings: swearing, blood, angst, creeps
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It’s cold.
That’s the first thing to come to your mind as your vision swirls and flickers before you.
Something is cold.
Blood rushes to your ears as you try to lift your head, pounding headache pressing against your temples.
A very specific something on you is cold.
You try to lift your arms to support your head as the wail of your thoughts echo too loudly to focus.
Your wrists are cold.
And then, there’s a new thing that you become aware of. A sound.
Clink. Clink.
Where is it coming from?
Dazily, you’re finally able to pull your head up. Eyes closed as you try and still the intense roar grating through your mind.
God, why can't you move? And what the hell is that sound?
You shift.
Clink. Clink.
You shift again.
Clink. Clink.
It’s now when you realise that you’re not alone. At least, you can’t be.
Because you can’t be the one who handcuffed your wrists to the back of a chair.
Clink. Clink.
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"..think we should start the process of extracting immediat…"
A voice faded into the room, trailing off as you twisted your head slightly to catch a glimpse of who had walked into the room.
The voice belonged to a rather… imposing man, whose stature simply towered over yours as he leant down, acrid breath mingling close to yours. Eyes, darker than a raven's feathers, gleamed cruelly under the flickering lights.
You wrinkled your nose distastefully as his scent overwhelmed you.
His mouth stretched into a wicked grin, revealing a mouthful of surprisingly brilliantly white teeth.
Odd.
He pulled back, and you're finally able to breathe the somewhat cleaner air as he turned to his accomplice.
"Bring in the other one."
The feeble, puny accomplice scuttled towards the door, squeaking out a tiny, "yes sir!" as he backed away and disappeared behind the rotting wood.
Your eyes followed him out, before returning to the large, unpleasant figure before you.
Your head continued to pound.
At least you could see better.
You weren't sure if that was necessarily a good thing.
A familiar voice echoed from the passage.
"...et go! Once my fellow agents realise I'm gone, you'll really have it the.."
Suddenly it was no longer just your wrists that were cold. Deep fear began to settle itself in every limb.
The voice was right by the door now.
"..y're top notch agents! Best in their field, you won't stand a chance-"
Your skin prickled with nerves. Please, no, don't let it be-
The door swung open to reveal the voice.
"-at all! Especially Y/n, you'll never be able to capture her a-"
The voice broke off.
You stared at the shoes of the voice, dread pooling in your stomach.
"Y/n," the voice breathed.
You dragged your eyes from the floor to meet the voice's, praying that by some miracle, it just happened to be someone who sounded just like him, and somehow also wore the exact same scuffed business shoes with the little jam stain on the laces.
Your hopes were immediately dashed.
Lockwood's face seemed to be stuck in an expression of shock as he took in your appearance. You weren't really sure what you looked like, but the taste of something dirty; something metallic, on your tongue told you that something must look... wrong.
You could barely look him in the eyes. Would he be upset? Afraid? Disappointed?
Instead you swept your gaze over his own appearance - he didn't look too bad. Some bruises on his wrist from being gripped by the man's accomplice, and a split lip seemed to be the only injuries.
You visibly relaxed. The man caught on to that.
He stalked closer.
"Bring him here." he commanded.
The weasel of an accomplice squeaked, jerking his prisoner forwards. Lockwood stumbled on the uneven floor as he was pushed towards the man.
He slowly turned to look at the young man.
You knew Lockwood was too proud to back down from confrontation. But still, you prayed that he wouldn't make eye contact with him.
"And now who may you be, sir? I would expect you know who Y/n and I are, what business do you have with us?"
Briefly closing your eyes, you let out a small groan.
Lockwood stared boldly into the man's eyes. Not a flicker of expression, besides defiance, could be found on his features.
The man sneered down at him.
"Eh, here's Anthony Lockwood in th' flesh, yeah? Big ego, smart aleck, naive fucker of an agent."
Lockwood's eyes flickered dangerously.
"I wouldn't say naive; more so subtle in the art of deflecting blame and avoiding situations like these." he replied.
The man guffawed. "Couldn't avoid this one, eh?"
"Well, if you would just enlighten me on why you have Y/n and I in this dingy basement, we could resolve this a lot faster. It'll be like we were never here."
At the sound of your name, your head snapped up from where it had been lolling as your headache worsened.
A laugh.
"Ah, she's proper 'wake now, hey? Shall we get started then?"
Your vision pulled in and out of focus as you struggled to follow what was being said.
"I…" you rasped.
Thwack.
"Answer the goddamn question."
Lockwood bit his lip to prevent from asking you if you were okay. He knew that if he showed his worry, they would capitalise on that.
Your face stayed stoic as you spat on the floor next to you, cheek flaming from the contact.
Raising your eyes to the man, you glared.
"Yes." you grated out.
With a curt nod, the man grabbed Lockwood's arm and motioned for his accomplice to bring him a chair, which he then shoved the young agent onto. He then turned to you, dragging your chair across the cobblestone floor to face Lockwood's, the screeching of wood on stone echoing throughout the dank room.
Once he let go of your chair, he beckoned his accomplice towards a long wooden table at the back, where they began to murmur under their breath.
Metal clinked and scraped.
You hesitantly brought your eyes to meet Lockwood's.
'I'm so sorry,' you mouthed. 'The mission didn't go as planned. They caught me as I was leaving their office.'
He nodded, mouth twisting in dismay. You knew he was hiding his disappointment in his failed plan. Anthony Lockwood was nothing short of a perfectionist, and took immense pride in his mission plans. You knew this was a setback he'd take upon himself as his fault - something you would constantly try to convince him not to.
But now was no time for regrets. Not when the man had strided back over to them with a hand behind his back.
He stopped with a rather loud thud of his boot against the stone.
"Well. Two- no, one agent who owes me," he squinted at Lockwood, "and one agent who got in my way."
"He," the man gestured towards Lockwood, "is in serious debt with me, you see. And you.." he leaned over your chair, lips ghosting over your cheek, "you, little lady, you're just for fun…"
You flinched away, and his mouth stretched into a terrifying grin.
Lockwood strained to keep his hands to himself. You flashed your eyes warningly at him, but to no avail. He sprung up and forcefully shoved the man away from you.
"Get away!" he ground out.
The man stumbled backwards, the remains of his smile ghosting his face.
"Ah.. the little man is protective of this one. Cliff!" he barked. "Get that sheet and tear off a piece. Lockie here seems to have issues keeping his goddamn hands to himself."
The accomplice, who now had a name, scurried towards the man, clutching a strip of material which he swiftly bound around Lockwood's wrists, securing them to the back of the chair - despite the young man's struggles.
Once Cliff ensured there was little chance of the material knot slipping apart, he backed away to the corner of the room by the wooden table, head bowed.
The man, who had easily recovered from Lockwood's forcible shove, advanced towards him with a rather dangerous glint in his eye. The clink of metal behind his back sent a chill down your spine, pulling you from your hazy state once again.
Struggling against the bonds, Lockwood glared fiercely up at the man.
"No matter what you do," he grinded out. "I can take it. I don't care what the hell you do to me. I. Don't. Owe. You. Bloody. Anything," he cursed, his voice laced with threats.
The man's lips curled into an unforgiving smirk.
"Oh, I know," he said, leering closer to Lockwood's face. "That's why I'm doing it to her."
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Your blood ran cold.
To… you? What was he planning to do?
Lockwood's eyes widened ever so slightly. "No. No, she's of no worth to you, she has nothing to do with thi-"
He was abruptly cut off by the man. "Ah, but Lockie, you said so y'self - Y/n is your best agent. Now, wouldn't it be a fine day if I could get my money, and a pretty, pretty girl mess a'ound with?"
His voice dripped with sleaze, and you cringed away from it on instinct.
Lockwood saw your eyes close, and he knew what you were trying to do. You always did this when you were afraid, or fearful; close your eyes and try to convince yourself that you weren't really there.
I'm not really here. I'm not really here. I am NOT really here. You chanted in your mind.
The man's putrid breath grazed over your face, and you cracked one eye open to find him staring face to face with you.
It didn't work.
"Ooh, the princess is fin'lly awake again. Ready to start, princess?" he taunted.
Your eyes flicked open, full of hatred and discontent.
"Good."
The metal clinked behind his back once again, but this time, he brought it out to show you and Lockwood what it was.
"Well. Two li' agents who owe me. Now, which one wants to go first?"
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also P.S apologies if there's grammer/writing errors😭
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