💘 from alice uwu
for the boy who was known as the male meg ryan of rom coms, mickey never really thought of love in his own life. he never really thought of the future in general, never picturing a world where he could be married with kids, settled down and happy. it didn’t seem like something that could ever happen for him, in his mind he’d always be nineteen and famous and with an unlimited amount of people to pick and choose from. he never pictured what his ideal girl would be like, never pictured what it would be like to fall in love and how he would be in a relationship. that’s why he wasn’t able to recognize it when it stood right in front of him, when she walked in like some kind of angel from above there to sing his salvation. he didn’t recognize how he changed with it, his hands shaking as they went to hold her own, wanting to hold and protect her and never feeling so caring for anyone in his life before. she was an ethereal being, not meant for the horrors of this world, and he was the knight in shining armor willing to lay down his life to keep her pure from the evil of the world. he wanted to keep her eyes wide with curiosity and admiration for the world, her smile bright and unfaltering, her porcelain skin untainted and untouched. she was his friend, his escape from the life he had always lived and the childhood that was ripped away from him. she was wonderland and god she was so wonderful, making him feel like a regular boy falling for the most perfect person in the world. he really thinks he’d do anything for her, anything she asked for he would do no questions asked, no hesitation. he’d fight for her honor and have tea parties with her after, he’d kiss her cheek and tell her she’s the most beautiful girl in the world, anything to see her cheeks go red as she blushed because even something as simple as that made his heart skip a beat and leap out of his chest. when he’s around her he doesn’t think of all the things that have plagued him before, all he can think about is her sunshine hair and how he wants to twirl it around his finger, and give her everything she could’ve ever dreamed about and more. he loves her so much he can’t even realize he’s in love with her, because love has never been a word in his dictionary and these feelings so strong have never been aflame inside of him. all he knows is he likes it, and god does he like her.