"What happened to you?" the green-eyed boy asked, looking at the beautiful broken man before him.
"I was left in the darkness, so darkness is what I became."
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—Harry was tucked in his bed, Zayn sitting at the edge of it. After his outburst, Zayn just held Harry until he calmed down, gently rocking them back and forth and whispering sweet words into the boy's ears. He felt incredibly guilty for how he acted, and Harry now had his doubts about Zayn's love for him. Was it real? Did Zayn really love him as much as he loved him? Harry didn't know. It had been hours since it happened, and no word had been spoken between the two. Anyone could sense the tension if they were to walk in, and that was a big problem. The once happy couple was now hanging on by a very thin thread.
The boy's eyes were bloodshot and puffy and his cheeks were tear-stained from all the crying he did. His throat was sore from the yelling, and his heart was slowly breaking in two. How could something go so wrong so fast?
"Do you love me, Zayn?" his voice was small and shaky, and he avoided the gaze of those beautiful brown eyes he loved so much.
Zayn adored him. A soulmate usually only comes once in your life to shake things up, show you true love, and stand up to you I'm ways no one else ever has. They adore you yet challenge you to your fullest potential. A soulmate relationship isn't only peaches and cream, it's roses and thorns. This was their thorns, and they were cutting deep into their souls.
The brown-eyed man looked at the boy with sad eyes, knowing he was the reason for his lover's doubts. "I do, more than you will ever know. I love you like you're the last of my kind. It is as if you speak the same language as I, yet no other is able. To be around you is like finally not being alone—as if all my life I've been isolated, in a windowless room, in a doorless room...and then suddenly you walk in as if strolling over a summer meadow. How is that you are so much more than sunshine? How is it you breathe life when no other can? Why is it you are my medicine? Who could love me more than you? So, my love, know this—while I breathe I am yours in mind, body and soul. Love, I'm not perfect, but I'd follow you into hell if that's what it took to keep you safe. I am your protector as you are mine, one to shield the other. After keeping children safe, as all adults must, not a single soul comes before you. So I'll stay with you as you stay with me, trust in you as you trust in me, and together we'll ride through every storm, waiting to see what the new dawn may bring. So yes, I love you. That means I would defend you with my life even if it means that the odds were insurmountable. It means I will comfort you in the difficult and painful times. It means I will dance and rejoice with you when times are good. It means I will never betray you, never give up on you. It means finding my fire when you, my loved one, is threatened, yet never waging war—only doing what is necessary for a noble defence. Love says I forgive you when you're doubtful. Love says though life may test me I am yours into eternity and I will never abandon you. It means I will never put you in danger no matter how noble the "cause" may be. Love means protecting the earth, protecting humanity, being kind to animals, but should anyone demand your life to save their own I will tell them to rot in hell. There can never be a higher calling to me than protecting and caring for those I love. Love is not a concept for sheep, for sheep run at the first sign of fear; it is a concept for lions, so be brave my love and know that I am here. There is no perfect lover, we are all flawed, but knowing those flaws and still loving with all your heart creates perfect love. I will never look further than you, my love. If my heart is a flower waiting to bloom, your love is the only sunshine it needs."
