Helliam/Willry Oneshots

Rejection and Butterflies

<<< This is when Henry and William are in college. Henry is bi in my au and this takes place in the 60s. Thank you Unikitty_888 for the suggestion <3>>>

POV

Henry had been sharing a dorm with his best mate, William. Henry told William everything because he trusted him. Henry had told him a while ago that he was crushing on a girl, but now he was certain it had become more than a crush. Telling this to William wasn't a problem, but it truly hurt William because he had been in love with Henry for a long time, but he couldn't say anything because this was the 60s and it wasn't very welcoming to homosexuals to say the least.

Even though it made William sad, he still listened and gave advice and helped him try to make a move. He wasn't just gonna leave him on his own. They had been friends since highschool and William couldn't leave him for the life of him anyways. William had finally convinced Henry to confess and ask her out.

Henry was standing in front of her, gathering his confidence. "Hi?" The girl spoke, waiting for Henry to do the same. "Hey. Um.. I- Would you like to go out?" Henry had done it. He had gathered the confidence and asked her out. He waited with anticipation. "Oh, Henry. I'm flattered, but I don't see you like that. I hope you understand." She said with a sympathetic smile. "..Y-yeah I understand. Heh." Henry said, smiling back but wanting to cry. "We can stay friends, though. If you would like that?" Henry smiled genuinely, but he still wanted to cry. "Yeah, I would like that."

After she left Henry to go back to her dorm, he walked back to his, keeping in his tears as they threatened to spill. Once he walked through the door and closed it, he was met with the sight of his roommate, William. "So, what did she say?" William looked hopeful. Henry couldn't hold back his tears anymore and tears began to stream down his face. William's face dropped and he stood up immediately. He walked over to Henry and hugged him. Henry buried his face into his friend's shoulder, leaving a spot wet with tears.

William let go, but slung his arm around Henry's shoulders and walked him back to his bed and sat down next to him. They hugged again, and this time William let him cry and stay there as long as he needed. Henry chuckled before speaking. "Why am I crying? Surely she didn't mean that much to me, right?" Henry looked William in the eyes. He couldn't figure out why, but in that moment, he got butterflies in his stomach as he stared into William's beautiful purple eyes.

"People we love often do mean a lot to us and we would do anything to make them stay." Henry couldn't look away from William's eyes. He spoke again, but his voice was much calmer and softer, though the tears kept falling, he wasn't sad anymore. "She said we could still be friends, though." William apparently noticed the change in tone because his expression changed a bit. "Well, that's good." William smiled at Henry and Henry smiled back. He didn't know how he never noticed how pretty William's smile was.