mason wasn’t wrong. the dread doctors chose him because of who he was as a person, but that wasn’t mason’s fault. corey was never going to see it that way. ❝ there’s no point in wondering, mason. you are a good person, ❞ he insisted, brows raising slightly. ❝ it’s not your fault if someone else used that. there was nothing you could have done to stop it. isn’t what matters what you’re doing now? you’re still a good person. it didn’t change that. nothing could change that and that’s what i like about you. you’re good, no matter what happens. i’m not worried about it. i just want to make sure that YOU realize that too, ❞ he shrugged. corey didn’t want mason to DOUBT or to worry. it was all over. no one was going to take advantage of that again if he had anything to do with it. brows furrowed and he shook his head. ❝ and being bad catches up with you too, so it’s better to be too kind. at least you help people. you helped me, ❞ he reminded with a light shrug. ❝ someone took control of you and hurt people. but you —– CONSCIOUS, actual you —– helps people. you have to remember that. ❞ corey couldn’t stop the genuine smile that spread over his mouth when mason told him how strong he was. he didn’t always feel like it. while he might have the physical strength, he was often shy and fearful unless the circumstances were PERFECT. it was rare someone told him that. when mason did, he BELIEVED it. ❝ thank you, mason, ❞ he spoke honestly. he meant the words he said. HE LOVED HIM with all his heart. this was someone who cared about him when he felt so many other people didn’t. this was a perfect man who was central to his life and he LOVED him. the moment lips were pressed to his, corey found himself taking control of the kiss as he always did, pressing in firmer with more PASSION and genuine love. a gentle hand came up to cup mason’s face, thumb brushing over his cheek as he pulled away. the kiss left him BREATHLESS ; it always did. hearing mason say the words back to him made his eyes shut, ELATION spreading through his chest. he felt WARM. everything felt right. ❝ you do? ❞ he asked with almost disbelief. ❝ —– i’ve been wanting to say it for so long. ❞
that was all he ever wanted to be: good. it was just that being good came with so many consequences, consequences he knew other people didn’t have to experience —— and while it should be something to be PROUD of, knowing that he’s truly good and as good as a person can get after striving for it all his life, it’s difficult to accept, knowing that ultimately hurt others. the dread doctors used his goodness against him and the rest of beacon hills —— and they wanted to do MORE. he hated knowing what would have happened had the pack not worked to see him. ❝ i know that. can’t stop my mind though. ❞ he would if he could. he hated burdening others with his pain, but it only weighed heavier on him the more he stayed quiet. he sighed, eyes looking back at corey’s as he shrugged his shoulders. ❝ i’m not going to change that. i wouldn’t, not ever. i just hate the consequences. ❞ he stared back at him, softness in his features as he slowly nodded. ❝ i want to be that guy. for me, and ---- for you. ❞ if that was the boy corey cared for, there wasn’t another option. but this was who he needed to be too, and everyone else around him needed him to be the GOOD guy that he was. he didn’t doubt that. a smile grew on his lips again as corey told him he helped him. ❝ we helped each other, ❞ he reminded him. ❝ and i’m never going to stop helping you. ❞ just like mason knew corey wouldn’t stop. he took a deep breath, nodding his head to show him he understood. ❝ i do. but ----- you ever just feel like that’s not enough? ❞ sometimes, it didn’t feel like it was. he was so terrified of being entirely helpless when it came to all of this that even the most minor obstacle felt like too big of a set back, only making him more desperate for a way to help. he could tell how much his words affected corey, already making a mental note of it so he could keep encouraging him ( every time he saw an insecurity from corey, he made it his job to turn it upside down. ) ❝ anything for you, ❞ he spoke softly. he smiled into the kiss, hands holding onto the back of his neck tightly and keeping him in close, intoxicated by the kiss even if it only lasted seconds ----- he was always blown away by them, it was how he knew from the beginning that even though dating a supernatural creature was something he should’ve been cautious about, he couldn’t give this up. ❝ did you ever doubt it? ❞ he asked, finally letting out a heavy breath as he shook his head. ❝ hell yeah i love you. ❞ his smile only grew as corey told him he wanted to say it for so long, feeling RELIEF because he wasn’t alone. ❝ that makes two of us. i can’t even tell you how long. i just know i can’t remember not feeling this way. ❞
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