Young & Beautiful

oll down his neck and under his shirt collar—but he’s only human and Harry. Harry. Harry, who
is so, so sad and so, so fucked up and who is seeking refuge in Louis’ arms and practically wailing
his name in his quiet, ghosting way, is breaking his goddamn heart and he’s not a fucking robot, is
he?
“I’m so sorry. I’m so, so sorry,” Harry continues to sob, and his lips are muffled by Louis’ shirt
and chest, and Louis briefly wonders if Harry can hear the pounding of his heart—which is almost
violent now—or at least the drips of it as it bleeds all over the fucking place.
And normally, Louis wouldn’t want someone to know that they’re fucking him up on the inside.
He never wants people to know how he feels or what he thinks or any of that shit that’s reserved
specially for him. But he doesn’t mind if Harry knows. Almost wants Harry to know. Wants
Harry to know that his heart is beating like this for him.
“It’s okay,” he mutters into his hair, and he tries to keep his voice calm and soothing, trying not to
choke on his own tears. “I’m here,” he mumbles repeatedly, “I’m here. I’ll always be here.”
Which releases another wrecked sob from Harry.
So Louis holds him closer, impossibly closer, and buries his face within his curls with the
knowledge that, no matter what, he will never, ever let this boy go.
Chapter End Notes
O God, was this sad? Was it not sad? I felt like it was sad but I just really hope not
too sad? In any case, I'm happy to say that it all gets a lot less sad from here on out (I
hope) so yay! There's that?
The special, depressing song for this chappa is: Nirvana - "You Know You're Right"
It's such a sad song, but so appropriate for this, especially for Harry :(
Okayyyy so you guys are gorgeous and my apologies if this was brutal and
depressing and shitty, but it sorta had to happen. It has to get worse before it gets
better, ya know? So. :)
Come at me on tumblr (mizzwilde) if you have any questions or want a chat or want
to send me quotes or anon messages in all caps. Heh. Ily all. I will hopefully post the
next bit soon--it's so much happier! And it'll be Christmas, so YAY! Louis' birthday!
:)
*smooches*