Permission to Break a Heart
Tom Holland x Reader
Summary: Y/N has to stand by while her best friend (and the love of her life) asks for advice about marrying his girlfriend.
Word Count: 580
Warnings: Angst
A/N: I know this a bit short, but I though I should post something since I’ve been gone for so long. Let me know what you think and don’t be afraid to interact with me! Request some stuff for me to write.
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Nothing ever seems to go your way. No matter how hard you tried to be a ‘good girl’ and follow the rules something always ends up going wrong in your life.
There was moment where you believed you were cursed, but then you met Tom.
Tom Holland was everything you needed at that stage in your being. You were at a low point and felt worthless stuck in a constant state despair. Life dragged along and you were losing the spring in your step. Everything had become to feel numb and distant. Then Tom walked into your little bubble and brought color back to your world.
That smile made your heart soar and his laugh was like music to your ears. He treated you so differently to anyone you had known before and you loved him for it.
But he wasn’t yours to love.
You suppose if you two had met sooner things would be different, but as your luck had it that was not the case. So here you stood as your dear friend spoke to you about the girl that made him feel like he was on top of the world. The exact way he made you feel.
“I mean, I don’t know how to explain it,” He took a long pause before continuing “Its almost like she’s perfect, but not. And that’s okay, because the thing that keep her from being perfect are the things I love the most about her.”
Tom leaned back in his chair taking a sip of his beer in the process. He stared off in the distance for a split second before looking toward the person sitting before him. That person being you. You remained in silence for some time before Tom grew impatient waiting for a reply.
“What exactly are you asking me Tom?” You questions already knowing the answer.
“Should I ask her to marry me?”
You knew those words were coming. Of course you did. Why else would he have gather you all together so early in the morning? You weren’t clueless. It was obvious to anyone with eyes that Tom was in love with his girlfriend and was ready to take the next step with her. But knowing it was going to happen didn’t make hearing the words any easier. It was still a blow to your heart and hurt like hell.
You chose to remain silent as he continued discussing the topic on hand. After a few moments of conversation Tom noticed your quietness and addressed you again.
“Y/N, What do you think?”
Tom looked at you with hopeful eyes. You knew your opinion mattered to him and the words you said would greatly affected him. This made you heavily contemplate your words before finally speaking.
“I think you already know what you want to do.” A smile instantly appeared on his face and he stood up from his chair. He pulled you up from your seat and into a hug.
“Thank you.” Then he muttered a quick goodbye before rushing out of the front door of your apartment.
You found yourself standing in silence for sometime before reviewing what had just happened in your head. The way he had spoken to you and the way he said ‘Thank You’ He had said it like it you had given him permission. That you were allowing him to propose to her.
Like your were giving him permission to break your heart.
And in a way you were.
