Prologue
2P! Canada x Shy! Reader
It was an accident. He didn't mean it.
It was just an accident; he didn't mean it, his head kept repeating.
He wanted to believe it, more than anything. But when he saw that pale hand, resting starkly against the sheets, he recoiled, burying his face from the sight. That hand held his once, gentle and warm. Now, he was terrified it would never do the same again.
He had met you when it was cold. That was really all he could remember. That, and bright eyes, a teary face. Their encounter could not have been more volatile. Maybe it was because of his brother-scratch that. It was definitely because of his brother. While he joined Al and played along in his little posse, Matthieu Williams could not have been more unsatisfied.
However, you changed that. In the most unlikely of circumstances, your smarts and weak heart brought you the best-and the worst.
Matt and Al were the notorious bullies at your high school. You were the smartest person at your high school.
And this was no exaggeration. You took very high-level classes, aced anything your teachers gave you, and quickly morphed into what your classmates labeled you as: a "nerd."
Matt was the built Canadian, tattered jeans and combat boots, the one who was always beside his brother, Al; the scariest man at the school. His dark appearance and twisted personality staved off any of the warmth he might have radiated.
It wasn't meant to happen, it wasn't possible in the slightest, but it did occur. You caught Al's eye and were subjected to torment.
While this next sentence says might not sound correct, some good did come out of your suffering.
Although you're not quite sure what that good was.