Can’t Keep Fixing You ~Corbyn Besson~
summary: every time her boyfriend hurts her in any way, y/n runs to corbyn, hoping he'll fix her over and over again. the day's going to come when corbyn has had enough of it.
word count: 2k
pairing: corbyn besson x reader
warnings: heartbreak, angst
a/n: listened to ‘hard’ by why dont we & came up with this.
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“You’re going to get hurt again but you’re still gonna run back to him anyway, I just know it.”
Those were the words that were repeating in y/n's head as she waited for her boyfriend to come pick her up. She had been waiting for an hour before he finally arrived.
“Sorry babe. Traffic sucks.” He apologized as he pulled up. He didn’t even open the door for her like he usually does. Y/n got in and looked at him.
“Where are we going tonight?”
“It’s a surprise." he looked in his rearview mirror and backed out of her driveway. Y/n played with the clasp on her bag as she waiter anxiously for Damon to reach the surprise location. The only thing she knew about where there were going was that it was supposed to be fancy, since he told her to dress up.
It was their 3rd anniversary together so she was hoping tonight would be THE night.
It was not.
Corbyn sat at home, waiting for the inevitable ringing of his phone. He knew y/n would be out with Damon tonight and whenever they went out in public, he would find some way to hurt y/n. Their date nights always ended with her running to Corbyn, tired and broken, and he would always put her back together.
It killed him to watch her leave whenever he fixed her because he didn't like to see her repeat the same habits all over again. He was in love with her but there was nothing he could do to convince her to leave Damon.
As he waited, he went through their photos and videos together. His absolute favorite photo was one that Jonah had taken of her. She was gazing at a large, open field of sunflowers. They were her favorite and the smile that adorned her face was the brightest thing in Corbyn's life. He missed seeing it.
Around 9:30, his phone began to ring. He didn't even have to check the caller ID to know it was y/n. The ringtone was all he needed to hear.
"Where are you tonight?" he sighed. He could hear y/n take a deep breath on the other end before she spoke.
"Montclaire's. The one downtown." y/n sniffled. Corbyn grabbed his keys and got in the car.
"Go inside, where it's safe, and stay there. I'll be there in 10 minutes." he pulled out of the driveway and headed downtown. He knew he shouldn't keep rescuing her but it was a pact they had made over 7 years ago. They would always be there to fix the other if their heart was broken. Unfortunately for Corbyn, his heart was breaking and he couldn't let her know.
When he pulled up to the restaurant, y/n stood up off the curb and Corbyn got out to open the door for her.
"I told you to go inside where it was safe." he sighed and shut her door, climbing back into the driver's seat and heading far away from the fancy dining establishment.
"I know. But Damon was still inside and I didn't want to see his stupid face again." she grabbed a tissue from the glove box and wiped underneath her eyes. "Thank you for coming to get me, even though you hate doing it."
"I don't hate it. I just want you to be safe." he kept his eyes on the road but he could feel her eyes burning a hole in the side of his head.
"I know." she sighed. "I'm lucky to have you."
Their conversation ended there and Corbyn pulled up to his house, knowing it was where she wanted to go. They both climbed out of the car and went inside. Corbyn grabbed her favorite hoodie and a change of clothes from his room before meeting her in the kitchen.
"I'm gonna get a bath set up for you, alright?"
"Okay. Thank you." she looked through his fridge for the drinks she kept hidden from the other boys. When she found one, she chugged it quicker than it took her to open the bottle. Corbyn returned a few minutes later to inform her that her bath was ready. Y/n disappeared in the bathroom, leaving Corbyn alone for the next hour.
It wasn't long before Jack was walking through the door. He saw Corbyn and raised and eyebrow at his disheveled look.
"Y/n?"
"Mhm." Corbyn had his eyes closed and he felt the couch sink next to him. "She's in the bath right now."
"Bro, how much longer are you going to keep fixing her? Can't you just tell her how you feel about all of this? It's obviously hurting you & I don't like seeing my best friend go through the same heartbreak as the girl he loves. You two deserve so much better than what you have."
"Don't you think I know that she deserves better? God, she is the greatest person I know. An angel in the best possible way. But I can't help it if she loves Damon."
"He doesn't deserve her love. Not after the way he's been treating her."
"I know that. And part of me likes to believe that she knows it too. She's just too stubborn to leave him because she thinks she doesn't deserve better." Corbyn opened his eyes and looked at his best friend. "I love her so freaking much, Jack. I hate this feeling."
"I know, Corbyn. I know."
Corbyn got up and went to lay down in his room. He thought that counting the sounds his clock made would help him fall asleep so he could forget about today, but he was wrong.
About half an hour later, his bedroom door opened and he didn't even have to look up to know it was y/n. She slowly made her way to his bed and laid with him.
"How was your bath?"
"It was relaxing. Thank you."
"No problem." he paused. "Are you really done with Damon this time or are you going to run right back to him as soon as he apologizes?"
"He already apologized. Called me while I was in the bath." she took a breath. "Told him I really had to think about this one, but I probably won't go back this time."
"Good. He doesn't deserve your love if he's going to hurt you every other damn day." Corbyn turned his head to look at her. She was staring at the ceiling. "But we both know you're going to go run back to him and then the cycle is going to repeat next week."
"I can't help that I love him. He's all I got."
"That's bull & you know it. You got me."
"I meant romantically. Romantically, he's all I got. I don't have much options, Corbyn."
Corbyn didn't respond with words. He just shook his head and laughed dryly. This caused y/n to sit up straight.
"You act like I have other options!" y/n began to raise her voice.
"If you actually took the time to realize how amazing you are, you'd see that there is always more options. Some may even be close by." Corbyn sat up too.
"I'm not attractive. I'm really lucky that Damon has stayed with me this long."
"Dude, stop putting yourself down. You are so beyond beautiful. And if you don't believe me, ask Jack or any one of the guys. They'll all tell you the same thing."
"Oh yeah, I'm so sure they will." y/n climbed off the bed and began pacing. "Why are you even more concerned about tonight than you've ever been?"
"Did you ever stop to think that I'm always trying to mend your broken heart because I love you? It kills me to help you and every single time I do, I hope thay maybe you'll realize just how in love with you I am and that you'll finally leave Damon for good. But I'm sick and tired of fixing you, only for you to keep repeating the cycle every damn week." Corbyn sighed. "I can not keep fixing you, y/n. It hurts too much."
Y/n quickly went to the bedroom door and opened it. She locked eyes with Corbyn but quickly looked away.
"Where are you going?"
"When you start making sense again, I'll come back. But for now, I'm gonna go sleep on the couch."
The rest of the night was quiet. Corbyn didn't sleep at all so he was wide awake when he heard y/n leave. Maybe confessing his love wasn't the greatest thing.
"Good morning, Corbyn." Jack greeted his roommate cheerfully but earned a groan is response. "Well, technically, it's afternoon now. So, good afternoon."
"Jack, I think I fucked up last night."
"What did you do?"
"I told y/n that I was in love with her and that I couldn't keep fixing her, just so we both can get hurt."
"And what did she say?"
"She said I wasn't making any sense and that she was going to sleep on the couch. I stayed awake all night, trying to convince myself to go out and talk to her but I couldn't do it. I was awake when she left this morning. It was really early too." Corbyn sighed. "She hates me."
"She doesnt hate you."
"She definitely hates me." he shook his head and drank his coffee. "I need to see her."
"Call her. Maybe she's just at home & maybe she didn't go to Damon's, like I know you're thinking."
"No. I gotta go see her. I can't call. What I gotta say has to be said in person." he quickly stood up. "It's too personal and emotional."
"Well, then go get her buddy." Jack patted his friends on the back and retreated to his bedroom with his coffee. Corbyn grabbed his keys and when he opened the front door, y/n had her fist raised and was ready to knock.
"Hey. What are you doing here?" Corbyn looked down at her. "Shouldn't you be with Damon?"
"Actually, I just got back from his place. We, uh, broke up."
"Did you actually break up or are you gonna end up running back, like you're so used to doing?"
"Well, I broke up with him so I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna run back to him." she looked down at her feet. "Can I come in?"
"Yeah. You know you don't have to ask." Corbyn let y/n in and followed her to the kitchen. "Have a seat. I can make some lunch."
"I don't really feel like eating. Can we just sit and talk?"
"For sure. Yeah." he sat at the counter with her and sighed. "I am so sorry for what I said last night."
"Why? You didn't say anything wrong."
"Yes I did. I told you I loved you, told you I couldn't keep fixing your broken heart and then you said I didn't make sense and you proceeded to sleep on the couch. I was stupid for ever bringing any of that up."
"I didn't get any sleep."
"Come again?" his attention was on her again.
"I stayed up all night trying to process what you said and I came to the conclusion that I had to breakup with Damon once and for all. It's just not right to keep dating a guy who keeps hurting me when I'm so much more loved by the greatest human being ever. The same guy who I coincidentally have been in love with for the last 6 years."
"I really hope you're talking about me." Corbyn smiled and held out his hand, the smile only growing bigger at the sight of y/n's smile and the feeling of her hand being placed in his.
"Of course I'm talking about you, Corbyn. I'd be an idiot not to love you. And I'm sorry it took me so long to actually realize the truth."
"You don't have to be sorry. I should've said something before you met Damon. We could've been so happy together."
"Dude, we're 23 years old. We've got the rest of our lives to be happy together."
"Okay, yeah. I'm okay with that." Corbyn smiled and kissed y/n's knuckles. "You and me forever, huh? I really like the sound of that."
"Yeah, me too." she looked into his eyes and held his gaze. "I love you."
"I love you too."
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