( AU DRABBLES ) ( @birthchrist ) (ACCEPTING)
If you could go back in time and change something in your life what point would you go back to and what would you change? If Henry had that question thrown at him now he would have an answer fairly instantly. He would go back to the very moment that Val asked if Henry was interested in sharing a room with him once their transition into college began. The thought of entering into a dorm with a COMPLETE STRANGER basically terrified him beyond belief and so at the TIME it was such a promising offer.
He should have already known the warning signs of Val’s behavior were an indicator of what a TERRIBLE idea this was.
Vision hazy from complete exhaustion and feeling on edge he had made his way down to the lake on campus in order to FINALLY get the shot he had been searching for. Even though he knew the lighting was PERFECT for what he was searching for he found no inspiration in any of the frames. What in the world was it lacking.
He fell back into the bench with a hunched over posture staring at his camera with absent attention when he heard a familiar scurry of feat and black material sit beside him. How Val had come across him so easily he did not know and would not question. They always just DID.
“Whatever you want to tell me about. . .” Gaze moved upward, for one of the few moments of his life he could feel frustration rising in his throat, “I don’t wanna hear about i--”
Unexpectedly, the feeling had stressed him enough that he felt he was looking at the lake from a new perspective. As if a missing PIECE had entered into frame.
“On. .. On second thought.” Henry pushed himself up slowly, eyes hooked forward, “Keep talking. . . Talk about whatever you want.”