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The Final PUNCHline - Chapter One

It was love at first sight, simply put. As summer raged on, the need and want for the classic seasonal amusements grew. So to fulfil this need, you ventured to the circus one day. You were quite excited to see all the performances and amusements. The circus was the prime place for summer entertainment, and you were going to explore it all.

You skipped through, looking at what the circus had to offer. But nothing really spoke to you. But soon, your eyes fell on a ginger boy doing magic tricks. You stopped to watch him. He was doing a card trick, but at the climax of the trick the poor boy dropped everything. The older teens standing around and who had been watching laughed, making fun of the poor kid. All the ginger could do was pick up his deck of cards and hopefully try again.

You walk up to him, wanting to comfort the poor thing. You could see how sad he was, even from far away. “I thought you did good.” You say.

The ginger shook his head. “I messed it up, those kids laughed at me.”

“They’re just jerks.” You say. The ginger boy finally looks up. He weaky smiles at your kindness. “I’m [Y/N].”

“Jerome.” The boy said. “Do you wanna see the trick for real?” You nod excitedly. Jerome brightly smiles as he reshuffles the cards, mentally preparing himself for the trick at hand. “Okay. Pick a card.” You pick one out, studying it closely. It was a joker. “Okay, now put it back in.” You do so. Jerome closes his eyes as you place the card back, even turning his head to the other side. You laugh at how cute he was. You could see the boy’s cheeks flush at the sight. Jerome shuffles the cards again. He soon opens his eyes, a bright smile on his face. “Okay, now I’m gonna break the deck in half and your card should be the only one not broken, ‘kay?” You nod. With his bare hands Jerome manages to break the cards in half. You stand there stunned. You’ve never seen anything like it. And just like he promised, only one card remained. Jerome offers it to you and you smile widely when you pull out the same Joker.

“Wow! You’re really good!” You exclaimed.

Jerome magically puts the deck back together, taking the card back from you too. “Thanks. I don’t get to perform too often, so it’s nice to have a trick go right for once. I’m usually locked up inside, doing chores for my mom.”

“Maybe you have a future here.” You suggested.

Jerome shrugs. “Maybe. Oh! The show starts soon. You should go!” Jerome starts to shove you in the direction of the circus tent. You laugh, removing his hand from your shoulder. Just the slight touch made fireworks go off in both of your young minds.

“Oh, well it was nice meeting you Jerome.” You say.

Jerome smiles. “It was nice to ya know...meet you too.”

You leave the boy standing in his spot. He watches you enter the tent, his heart fluttering at the sight of you. He was in love for the first time and he couldn’t have been more excited about it. All throughout the show, you couldn’t help but think about Jerome. He was so cute, and even a bit handsome. Even with all the terrific acts happening in front of you, all you could think about was Jerome.

You still found him after the show in his same little spot. He lit up upon seeing you and jumped up from the ground he was sitting on once you got closer. “Did you like it?”

“I loved it!” You reply. “But sadly, I gotta go home soon.”

Jerome frowned. He titled his head down, starting to sulk. “Well, I guess this is goodbye, huh?”

“Can I write to you?” You ask quite quickly. You hated seeing Jerome frown, and you’ve only known him for an hour and a half. “So we can keep in touch.”

Jerome nods. His smile slowly returned. “Y-Yeah, of course! Wow, I’ve never really had a real friend before. This is great!”

You frown internally from hearing his words. How could such a lovely boy not have a single friend? You find a piece of paper and you scribble down your name and home address, and Jerome does the same. He hands you the joker card, the one you had picked out from before. (Little did you know that this would be something you’d treasure forever).

“Don’t you need the card for the full deck?” You asked.

Jerome shrugs. He shuffles the cards in his hand as he speaks. “Eh, people don’t really care for the joker. No one but you anyway.”

#writing #reader insert #jerome valeska x reader #jerome valeska

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