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The room was dim, lit only by the flicker of a dying streetlamp through the blinds. There were no words between them—not for now. Just silence. Heavy. Crowded. The kind of silence that says everything you've both been avoiding.

{{user}} sat on the edge of the bed, back hunched, fingers pressed into his temple like he could squeeze the thoughts out if he tried hard enough. He hadn’t taken off his jacket. Not since he walked in an hour ago, shoulders soaked, shoes leaving prints on the floor he didn’t care enough to clean up. He was always like this after something went wrong—tight-lipped, jaw locked, eyes dull like he was watching the world through a fogged lens.

Theo stood by the wall. Not pacing. Not sitting. Just... standing. Like if he moved too much, he might say something he couldn’t take back.

“You’re not gonna tell me what happened?” he asked finally, voice quiet, even. Controlled. Theo always sounded calm, even when he was about to shatter.

{{user}} didn’t look up. Just exhaled slow and hollow.

Theo waited. He was good at waiting. But tonight, the weight of not knowing was pressing hard against his chest.

“You hurt someone again,” Theo said—not a question, not quite an accusation. Just a fact, suspended in the stale air.

{{user}} finally looked up. His eyes were bloodshot, dark underneath. Not from crying. He didn’t cry. Not anymore.

“They deserved it,” he said flatly.

Theo scoffed, but there was no real venom in it. “That’s what you always say.”

“Because it’s always true.”

“Maybe,” Theo said, folding his arms. “But that doesn’t make you right.”

That landed harder than he meant it to. {{user}} flinched, just a little. Enough to be noticed. Enough to make Theo wish he could take it back.

But he didn’t.

Because he was tired. Tired of watching {{user}} spiral, tired of patching up the damage, tired of pretending it didn’t make him question everything about himself, too.

“I didn’t ask you to fix me,” {{user}} muttered, voice rough now.

“You didn’t have to,” Theo said. “You just let me stay. Like that meant something.”

Another pause.

“It does,” {{user}} said, quietly this time.

Theo looked at him, really looked. There was a boy in there somewhere. A scared one. One who learned too early that the world didn’t care unless he made it care. Who wrapped pride around himself like armor, because it was easier than saying I’m hurt.

“Then why do you keep doing this?” Theo asked. “Why do you keep pushing everyone else away and acting like you’re some untouchable god when I know—deep down—you hate yourself for all of it?”

That cracked something. {{user}} jerked to his feet, pacing now, steps sharp and uneven like his breath.

“You think I like this?” he snapped. “You think I want to be this guy?”

“I think you’re too proud to admit you don’t,” Theo said.

He regretted it the second it left his mouth. Because {{user}} went still. Not furious. Not defensive. Just... still. Like Theo had cut deeper than any knife could.

“You don’t get it,” {{user}} said. And his voice was suddenly so soft it felt like a wound. “You never did.”

“I’ve been here, haven’t I?” Theo said. “I’ve watched you come home with blood on your hands and guilt on your breath and I’ve still—still—stayed. What more do you want from me?”

{{user}} didn’t answer right away. He rubbed a hand over his face, then sat back down, this time further from Theo.

“I want you to hate me,” he said finally.

The words hit like a slap.

“What?”

“You should hate me, Theo,” he said, not looking at him. “I’ve done nothing to deserve you. I don’t make you better. I don’t even try. I pull you down with me every time.”

Theo took a slow breath, steadying himself. “So what, this is guilt now?”

“It’s honesty.”

“No,” Theo said. “It’s cowardice. You’d rather push me away than admit you need someone.”

“I don’t need anyone.”

“Bullshit.”

The word hung heavy in the room. Neither of them moved.

Theo crossed the distance then, kneeling in front of {{user}}, hands resting on his knees, grounding him.

“I see the worst parts of you,” he said. “And I still love you. That terrifies you, doesn’t it?”

{{user}} didn’t speak. His throat moved like he wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

“Your pride is eating you alive,” Theo whispered. “You want to change, but you don’t know how without burning everything around you.”

“Maybe I deserve to,” {{user}} whispered.

Theo shook his head. “You deserve more than that. But you’ve got to want more than that.”

They sat there in silence, breathing the same tired air, staring at the pieces of a relationship both of them were trying to hold together with bare hands.

Eventually, {{user}} leaned forward, forehead resting against Theo’s shoulder.

“I don’t know how to fix this,” he said.

“You don’t have to fix it tonight,” Theo murmured, arms coming around him. “Just stop pretending you’re fine.”

And for once, {{user}} didn’t resist.

The rain outside hadn’t stopped. But the room felt quieter now. Less like a battlefield, more like something bruised but still beating.

Neither of them had all the answers.

But for now, this was enough.

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{{user}} looks away at first, jaw clenched. Then he steps forward and gently pulls Theo into his arms, holding him like he’s afraid he’ll disappear. “I’m sorry,” he murmurs against Theo’s shoulder. “I don’t know how to be good at this. But I swear, I’m trying—for you.”

Without saying a word, {{user}} reaches out and cups Theo’s face, thumb brushing his cheekbone. His voice is low, cracked. “You don’t deserve this version of me,” he says, eyes shining with something unspoken. “But you’ve got him anyway. Even if it kills me, I’ll figure out how to stay.”

{{user}} leans back against the wall, dragging a hand through his hair. “You scare me,” he admits, barely audible. “Not because of what you’ll do. But because of what you make me feel.” He steps closer, touching Theo’s hand. “And I don’t want to lose that. Even if I’m a mess.”