𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝

Much to your parents disbelief, you weren't a complete idiot. You knew how to read body language and tone, knew how to tell if you weren't wanted at the moment. You just never expected it from your own boyfriend.

Okay, let's admit, that's a little dramatic. Streaming on twitch is part of his job, it shouldn't be surprising, or insulting, when he takes multiple hours devoting his time to it; yet, sometimes it feels like the most invalidating thing in the world. It was becoming his excuse for everything, every date he missed or quality time he randomly walked out on. To be fair, you weren't exactly a little ray of sunshine. Your personality was definitely more on the brutal side- which wasn't your fault! Having trauma at the age of a toddler, growing up in foster care...it's no surprise that you're a little rough around the edges.

Most people didn't know how to handle it. They'd get flustered with your short temper, get angered at your rude comments, or even yell at you when you have trouble feeling emotions. Nobody even gave you a chance.

Vinnie changed that, though.

He was patient with you, and never tried to abandon you even when you asked him to. He understood why you act the way you do, and even helped you cope with it. He helped you become happy. For the first time in your goddamn life, you were happy. And now it's all crashing down, because you fucked it up.

You don't know how, when, or why- but you fucked it up. Why else would he be distant?

Vinnie was never the type to be distant. He's always been clingy- emotionally and physically. He always had to have his hand in yours, or an arm around your shoulders. He always felt the need to verbally show you his affection, and expected the same in return. You, on the other hand, completely opposite- but that's exactly why you two worked so well. You were contrasted to perfection, you balanced each other out in the best way, and kept each other seen.

So, then, why does it suddenly feel like you're being avoided?

You sighed as all these thoughts pounded in your head, laying in vinnie's bed as he was streaming in just the other room.

Or, you thought he was streaming, until he walked in his room to get a bottled water, his eyebrows furrowed as he stared at his phone.

Your mouth moved faster than your brain as you sat up, "vin?"

His eyes widened a little as they snapped to look at you, a little startled by the sound of your voice, "yea?"

"Can we talk?"

That was the sentence vinnie had been dreading for days now. his avoidance finally caught up to him. He could have just lied and said he was busy, but it's too hard to neglect a voice as sweet as yours. "Of course, my love." He sighed quietly before stepping towards the king-sized bed, sitting across from you so he could see your face.

"I, uh...i don't really know how to say this," you sucked in a breath as you tried to remember how to express your emotions.

Vinnie looked away from your eyes and played with his fingers. He knew this day would come, regardless of him praying that it wouldn't.

"Are you breaking up with me?" The two of them asked at the same time, making their eyes pop out of their heads.

"You're breaking up with me?!" Vinnie exclaimed, looking into her eyes again in a moment of panic. "No, you shithead, i thought you were breaking up with me!"

"Why would i be breaking up with you?!"

"Because you're avoiding me!"

"I was avoiding you because i thought you were gonna break up with me!"

"Huh?" Your voice lowered as your frown deepened, realizing how miscommunicated their relationship has become.

"Yeah..." vinnie's face went red as he realized he had no choice but to confront the growing tension, "lately you seemed a little more annoyed than usual. I tried to tell myself it was probably because of Uni, or something that didn't involve us, but...it quickly became clear that i'm what's wrong. I always knew i wasn't enough for you, but i guess it just hurts to finally be acting on it."

His words broke your heart.

This whole time, you were overthinking his annoyance of you, thinking that he was fed up. When, in reality, he was thinking the same thing all along.

"Baby," you placed your cold hand on his warm cheek, watching as his brown eyes sparkled with admiration, "I'm so sorry for making you think that was true, and i'm even more sorry for not knowing you felt this way. Yeah, finals have been tough this semester, but i shouldn't have taken it out on you. I'm such an asshole."

He smiled a bit, "yeah, but a really cute one."

You let out a small laugh and shoved his shoulder lightly, making him giggle.

"Kidding, kidding. But, seriously, i think we need to work on our communication. This situation definitely wasn't handled the right way. I hate knowing my baby thought i was leaving her."

You blushed deeply and smiled wide, shaking your head. You hated pet names, and he knew that. Well, in complete honesty, you loved them. You just hated how happy and giddy they made you- Vincent doesn't have to know that part, though.

Vinnie leaned in and pecked your lips before mumbling, "i love you, so much more than you can imagine."

"I may be an asshole, but you make me the happiest girl in the world. I love you too, vin."

And you sealed that promise with a kiss, a kiss that lasted until the sunrise of the next morning.

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