Prompt: #82 “When you love someone, you just don’t stop. Ever. Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy… even then. Specially then!” Requested By: anon Word Count: 743 Rating: PG Warnings: language, angst, LOTS OF LOVE
Peter was not the kind of guy to be possessive, but he was protective of the people he loved. And he was completely in love with you. Peter’s entire life, he has only really loved one person, Lorna, and that isn’t what he was feeling with you. This feeling was different and it hurt; like when you eat really greasy food and get a terrible heartburn. Growing up with a single mother meant Peter didn’t get a lot of attention and Peter didn’t exactly grow up with amazing values. Love was small murmur of goodnight, it was a pat on the back, it was his Mom thanking him for putting the dishes away.
But what he felt with you was a different kind of love. Every kiss felt made him feel like a million butterflies had exploded in his stomach. When you smiled, your face lit up and could make any day feel better. And when you laughed, Peter swore that time froze as your head went back and your mouth opened into a grin.
Peter was madly in love with you, but he had no idea what to do about it. You were his girlfriend and he knew it was okay to love someone you’re dating; in fact, it’s very normal. But he couldn’t shake this feeling of confusion and dread. Was that supposed to come with love?
He had been avoiding you for a few days now and you could tell. The boy was always near by no matter what, but he had been purposefully distant. You had no idea why and it fucking hurt. You loved Peter and the fact that he was pushing you away felt like someone stabbing you in the heart.
Peter sat under a tree, his leg jiggling; it was a nervous habit of his. His mind was flooded of thoughts of you. It didn’t matter how hard he tried, his thoughts couldn’t drift from what he thought he was feeling. Love. How do you know it’s love if you’ve never felt it before? You saw him sitting there and you could tell he was in deep thought. Every so often, his lips would move; he was mumbling to himself.
The silver-haired boy looked almost insane, sitting under a tree staring into blank space while muttering things every so often. He broke his trance when he spotted you coming towards him. Peter considered speeding away, but he couldn’t. You had seen him, and speeding away would make it very obvious that he was avoiding you.
“Hey, Peter.” You smiled. The boy gave you a nod, his eyes wide. What was he supposed to say? Peter wasn’t sure how anyone could just say ‘I love you.’ He couldn’t even come up with a scenario where he could possibly squeeze that in.
“I noticed you’ve been avoiding me and… it’s bothering me, Peter. You mean so much to be and I don’t want to lose you. If you don’t want to be together anymore, I understand. But just please talk to me. Do you even like me anymore?” You sighed. Peter opened his mouth to speak; he didn’t want to break up! That was the complete opposite of what he wanted. He couldn’t think of anything to say and the dead air hung between them. You opened your mouth to speak when Peter cut you off.
“When you love someone, you just don’t stop. Ever. Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy… even then. Specially then!” Peter blurted out. You had a look of confusion on your face. What was he even talking about?
“P-Peter… you…. love me?” You stuttered out. Peter gulped as he gave a small nod. You smiled at the boy.
“I don’t think you’re crazy. I think you are one of the most special people in the whole world. You are funny, intelligent and witty. You’re so fucking perfect for me and I don’t know what I would do without you. The past few days, I’ve been going insane. I needed you by me, holding my hand and kissing me unexpectedly. I love you too.” You leaned forward and kissed the boy slowly. Peter felt the butterflies exploding in his stomach and he felt the pizza-like heartburn.
He was madly in love with you and it made him feel like an insane person, but Peter didn’t care because he had someone who finally loved him too. This is what love is.
I am so in love with this entire concept, excuse me while I go die because I actually wrote something good. I hope y’all like it too! Requests are closed.
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