levi didnāt understand. he couldnāt understand. sure, he didnāt expect a positive reaction from this but⦠was bennett even listening to him at all?Ā ābut bennettāā he began, only to be cut off by his boyfriendās words, sharp, harsh and levi wish he could rewind back time to five minutes ago when they were making out on the couch. his eyebrows furrowed together, watching bennett shake and all levi wanted to do is reach out and hold him, comfort him in any way he can. protect him from harm. but how could he possibly protect the one he loved from getting hurt when he was the one hurting the one he loved.Ā ābennett,ā he tried again, resisting the urge to reach out knowing that bennett will just recoil from his touch.Ā āi doĀ love you, i didnātā i wasnāt lying when i told you that.ā he tried to reason, his voice thick with tears,Ā ābennett, iām a liar, i know, i havenāt given you reason to believe anything else but believe me when i said i fucking love you more than anything, more than anyone⦠more than her.ā he watched bennett, the redness in his wet eyes. he looked so tired, so doneĀ and thatās what scared levi the most.Ā ā because i liked you bennett, from that time we bumped into each other in that coffee shop, i felt connected to you ā it sounds sappy as fuck but itās true, and i know you felt it too benny.ā his voice cracked as he moved closer, reaching to touch bennettās face with his hand.Ā āi never used youā¦ā he took a deep breath,Ā ānot⦠knowingly, anyway. yes, i wanted to get over her but i liked you and i didnāt want my love for her to stop me from trying to find someone.ā he attempted to explain, knowing he was only just digging himself a bigger hole. he shook his head, the tears spilling from his green irises, thick and fast.Ā āfucking hell benny, iĀ do love you. i mean that. i love you so fucking much thatās why iām telling you this.ā he paused, cupping his cheeks, tilting bennettās chin so they could finally make eye contact.Ā āi hoped youād know me well enough to know iām that that person ā i would never use you or manipulate you, babe. and youā youāre one of the best people i know and it fucking sucks that you keep beating yourself down like this. the truth is benny, i donāt deserve you. i never did and iā i realize that. you deserveāā his breath caught his his throat and he choked back a sob.Ā āfuckā bennett you deserve someone who can give you allĀ their love, not just a portion of it, you deserve someone who isnāt so fucked up. so please,Ā please donāt cry over me. iām not deserving of you tears, benny.ā his breathing hitched again.Ā āand you can say whatever you want. iām a piece of shit, iām an asshole but, fuck, i loved you a lot bennett and if thereās one thing i want you to take away from this is the fact that i fucking loved you every single day and my love only grew stronger.ā
bennett swallowed hard as he tried to differentiate between his thoughts and reality. his mind always had a way of twisting things and spinning them until he destroyed everything around him and was left with nothing, darkness. he was a black hole, sucking the life out of everything including himself. these thoughts, they were what broke him more than anything else heād faced in his lifetime. then there was what was presented before him in the words levi was speaking. the words he wasnāt sure he could trust. though, he wasnāt sure if that was because once again his head told him not too, that he was undeserving of such things or because it was utter bullshit.Ā āif you loved me more than her we wouldnāt be here right now, would we? be honest with me, if she wanted to be with you right now-- if she offered you the chance to be with her, would you? would you forget everything we had and pick mia? because you canāt have us both levi, itās me or itās her.ā he stated, brushing the moisture from his face. god, he was a fucking mess. he hated this. bennett hated that heād let his guard down and allowed himself to be vulnerable. it never did him any good. he was ready to build his walls back up. the year was almost finished and he could easily hide himself away, heād done it before. it was only a couple months until summer vacation and then he really wouldnāt have to face anyone at all. but now was not the time to focus on what he was going to do, first he needed to listen to the boy who still had a firm grip on his heart. bennett loved him, he didnāt have any doubts about it and perhaps that was what hurt the most. despite the way every bone in his body seemed to ache, his heart still hammered at leviās touch. he still craved being closer. bennett wanted to reach out and wipe the tears off the otherās maleās face and bring back his smile but his heart and his head were telling him two very different things.Ā āfuck you-- you canāt break my heart and then say shit like that. itās not fair, nothing about this is fucking fair.ā bennett sniffled as he slowly stepped out of leviās touch. more than anything he wanted to stay there and let the other take away his pain, but he canāt-- he has to learn to deal with the hurt on his own.Ā āloved, you loved me in the past tense. i-- i think you should go.ā he canāt do it anymore, he canāt stand there and listen to the other male tell him that he loved him when all thatās in the back of his mind is the ways he could have been better ( the ways he could have been more like mia ).Ā āplease leave, i canāt-- i want to be alone.ā