#ethan dola x reader

[strangerquinns]

ethan really getting really caught up into his skating and wakeheart schedule so he forgets things like how he literally has a girlfriend whom has a fear of being forgotten 🥺 please i need some ethan fluff and angst

Usually, when Ethan got to be busy, you understood. He had a lot going on between the podcast and Wakeheart. But usually, he was good with balancing his relationship into that schedule. But it seems that the moment you moved in with the twins a few months ago, the relationship between the two of you got pushed to the back burner.

Any time he had just the smallest bit of free time he'd either be off working on another project or skating off with Grayson and some of their other friends. It wasn't like you didn't voice this concern to him;

"I thought maybe we could do a date night tonight? Head down to the new restaurant down the street."

"I can't," Ethan spoke, flippant to what you wanted. Instead, he walked around your shared bedroom to find his clothes to head out to skate. "I made plans with the boys."

"You guys hung out yesterday." You sighed heavily and tried not to feel defeated and abandoned. You didn't want to come off as clingy, but it was getting worse and to the point where you were starting to not care.

"Babe, we hung out this morning." Ethan stopped to look towards you, totally missing the hint that your body language was giving off to him.

"You mean when you sat at the table taking zoom calls all morning while I sat and ate breakfast and then left to take Avva for a walk?"

Ethan frowned at the edge that was in your voice. But it still went over his head. Instead, he mumbled a soft "sorry" before grabbing his bag and heading out the door. Leaving alone for another night as he left with friends.

Your heartfelt heavy in your heart and seemed to sink into your stomach when you heard the door close. You felt like your relationship was slipping through your fingers and there was nothing you could do to stop it. You thought with moving in with Ethan that everything going to be better and the two of you would grow stronger together. But instead, Ethan felt farther and farther away.

Your worse fear was to be abandoned by the one you loved the most, and your heart was telling you that was what was exactly happening.

But unlike his twin, Grayson was able to see what was happening and couldn't help but feel bad. He saw that Ethan was ignoring all the signs that you were feeling left out. The frown that would come onto your face any time Ethan talked about the plans he had with anyone else but you. He saw you alone in the home more often than he saw you with Ethan.

So when Grayson came into the room looking for his brother, he was saddened to see you sitting in the middle of the bed, crying with Avva cuddled tightly to your chest.

"Y/N?" Grayson spoke, causing you to snap your head towards the doorway, seeing Grayson standing there with concern all over his face. "What's wrong?"

"N-Nothing," You shrugged and moved to wipe your tears, moving your hand over to gently pet the puppy beside you. But Grayson stepped into the room more, knowing that his friend needed him.

"Where is E?"

A humorless chuckle passed through your lips as you rolled your eyes. "Where do you think he is?" Your eyes glared up towards him for a moment, before softening. "Sorry"

Grayson sighed softly and ran his hand over his face, rubbing along his beard before sitting on the end of the bed beside you. "Don't apologize."

"He was out with them every night for the past week!" Your frustrations came to boil over and you felt the angry tears falling down your cheeks. "I just...I just feel like he's leaving me and doesn't care anymore."

Grayson reached over and hugged you tightly as you began to cry harder and harder. Ethan was his twin and he'd always have his back, but seeing you fall apart in front of him was breaking his heart for you. Grayson saw you as his sister, someone that added to their family and brought his twin so much happiness. He really felt like his brother was his best ever since he'd gotten with you. But this right here, this was something that Grayson couldn't stand by and see fall apart. Not when he could do something to help.

Once you calmed down slightly and fell asleep, Grayson tucked you under the blankets before leaving out of the room. He grabbed his phone almost immediately and text Ethan;

bro, you need to get home and get home now. talk with y/n, please.

Ethan text back almost immediately, feeling panic go through him at the mention of you.

is everything ok? is she hurt?

she's hurt more than you know man, just talk to her.

Ethan quickly ended his time with his friends before heading back home. He felt his chest fill with panic as the possibilities of what could be wrong ran through his mind. When he pulled up, Ethan noticed that the house was dark as he walked up the driveway and into the house. Ethan called for you a few times, before finally coming into the bedroom and seeing you.

You were sitting in bed again, this time awake, and watching your favorite comfort show. It was the thing you turned to whenever you were feeling down and needed a little pick me up. Ethan frowned, expecting to see you hurt. But instead found you perfectly fine in bed, or so he thought.

"Your home early." You spoke, voice void of any emotion.

"Grayson said that you were hurt? I rushed home to make sure that you were ok." Ethan dropped his bag beside the door and walked towards you, sitting on the edge of the bed where you were lying down.

"Took your brother saying something for you to notice?" Your frown deepened and you felt a pain fill inside your chest like your heart was breaking. You moved off the bed and headed towards the bathroom as tears filled your eyes again.

But Ethan caught it, following after you quickly. "Hey, what's wrong? Baby?"

You cupped your hand over your mouth as he gently turned you to face him. Ethan caressed your face and moved to wipe your tears, worry sinking deep within him again. The thing he hated most was to see you upset, wanting nothing more than to not see his baby girl hurting at any level.

But he wasn't expecting you to become so angry with him.

"Why would you suddenly care?" You spoke,

"Of course I care, why would you think that?"

"Because you're so quick to leave me to go be with your friends," Your voice cracked slightly, "Have you ever noticed we haven't spent any time alone longer than a few minutes for the past few months? I only get alone time with you when we wake up, the moment you're out of bed I don't see you, Ethan. It's like you're ok abandoning me or something."

Ethan quickly shook his head, "No. No, no. That's not true."

"That's how it feels, Ethan." You suddenly felt too tired and sunk back from him. "If you don't care and don't wanna be with me, just say it. Don't leave me here alone."

Ethan's heart broke at your words. He moved to wrap his arms around you and hold you tightly against his chest, your arms weakly wrapped around him.

"I want nothing more than to be with you, angel. I don't want anyone else and I am so sorry I haven't been acting like it." Ethan pulled back and caressed your face again, rubbing your cheeks with his thumbs as he stared down towards you. "I love you so, so much and I shouldn't have pushed us to the side like that. I've been a shitty fucking boyfriend."

You pouted and reached to fist his shirt tightly and pull him closer to you, needing to feel him since he'd been so distant. You missed simply just being in arms and feeling safe within them. Ethan bent down and kissed your forehead, before moving to your nose, and then finally kissing your lips.

The kiss was soft and tender, but Ethan made sure to pour every ounce of love that he could into it. It left you breathless for a moment when he pulled away.

"I'm gonna make it up to you, I swear," Ethan spoke as he pressed his forehead to yours, wrapping his arms around you.

"I'm gonna hold you to that promise, Dolan" You whispered, enjoying the feeling of being in your boyfriend's arms again.