lawrence post ending fic (good ending.)
authors note: honestly it's pretty short.
he had dragged you down to the basement when the zombies came in, für elise still rang in your ears, all these days later.
you felt sick, unable to stop feeling warm and fuzzy when the ex. leader came into your part of the basement. in the beginning, you didn't notice much besides the fact that you were trapped here. however you soon noticed the walls were covered in foraged posters of your favorite movies and bands. he really did listen.
lawrence knocked on the wall before opening the curtain that divided your living arrangement. "hello, i finally got the propane stove to work, and i made dinner." it was pancakes on plates that look more fit in a grandma's china cabinet then lawrence's hand.
you wanted to hate him, you wanted to blame the feelings on stockholm syndrome. however your heart swelled at the basic acts of kindness that lawrence presented you with.
"thank you. it looks good."
you praise him even just a little and he responds like an orphaned dog who was called a "good boy" for the first time ever.
to be fair, according to him you are the first person to be selflessly nice to him. you can't help but wonder what if harry or judy met him first, would you be dead right now? the thought made your hands begin to shake, unable to bring yourself to eat. the tears you tried to hide flooded your cheeks, rubbing your face as a way to self sooth.
lawrence looked uncomfortable and confused. "does it taste that bad?" he asked, not being an emotional or empathetic person in thw slightest.
"no lawrence it's wonderful! you're genuinely so wonderful and lovely! you pay attention to what i say, you make my favorite foods, you rationalize my fears, you protect me! you're so painfully blunt and yet so charismatic while not understanding social cues at all! i adore you lawrence!-" you say through the tears, feeling his warm hand rest on your knee.
"...that's rather sweet! i adore you too, more even!" he clearly still doesn't understand why you're crying. lawrence assumes it's just happy tears and being overwhelmed.
you look up at him, one hand clutching the fabric of your pants, the other holding his hand so tightly that your nails dig into his skin. "then why kill them lawrence? i'm yours i've always been yours and yet you show me your love in such a selfish way! they didn't deserve that! i don't want any of your 'you're just too kindhearted to see that they were only going to bring you pain' bullshit lawrence! stop trying to fucking gaslight me into believing that you destroying lives was for anything other than your self benefit!" you sobbed out, looking him dead in the eyes. you weren't afraid of him.
lawrence could only stammer. this came out of no where for him, in his opinion. he took his spare hand, and gently wipe away your tears. "i am sorry that i upset you so much, i never wanted that."
you leaned into the touch, digging your nails further into his skin to assure he would bleed. it clearly bugged him a bit, but he would deal with it. "you are only sorry to see the consequences of your actions. i wish i hated you. it's what you deserve. i haven't been able to hear anything but für elise in my head since. their screams lawrence, i loved them, their screams haunt me, they were my family. their final words are carved into my very bones. all i wanted was tranquility. you stole my ability to ever rest again."
lawrence froze as you spoke, his heart breaking visibly. "i cannot bring them back, or erase what i've done. however i want to fix what i broke of you, like you did to me. i can care for you. when we are older we can remake our own family weather that's with children or rescuing pets. i just want for you to feel safe again. i love you too much to see you crumble like this." he said, a genuine fondness in his voice.
part of you hated yourself for pushing the dinner out of the way before allowing yourself to collapse in his arms. tears staining his button up as you both held onto each other for dear life.
"lawrence i love you more than you can imagine, despite of what you did. i want to show you that love isn't isolation and servitude. let's take care of each other, until both of our hearts ache from the weight of our love."





















