dedicated to __besideyou for the idea < 3
word count: 537
hope you enjoy!
yours truly, trin
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You and Ashton have been friends since first grade. You were always comfortable around eachother and you considered Ash like a brother, although he always kind of wished you were more.
but no one needed to know that.
although, Ashton has been acting weird around you lately. he was getting nervous easily, and seemed to be flustered whenever you'd tease him like you've been doing since you were seven.
when you mentioned how you thought Michael looked hot on stage last night, Ashton got all upset and sad. when you asked him what was wrong, he simply gave you a smile and laugh but you could see through them. you could tell they were forced and fake.
and that broke your heart that you knew he was sad but he didn't want to tell you so you could help.
this morning, you noticed Ashton didn't send you one of his silly morning messages, teasing you or reminding you that you are loved by a lot of people.
you also noticed he hasn't been tweeting a lot, and it worried you. so, you decided to call your best friend and invite him over to straighten things out. you knew something was up and you wanted so badly to help him.
you missed his sunshine smile and beautiful laugh that could cure cancer. you missed it so bad, so when Ashton walked into your house with a frown, it basically broke your heart.
"Ashton, what's wr-" you went to get right to the point but Ashton's nervous voice interrupted.
"L-Listen.." he took a deep breath, running his hands through his long hair. "(Y/N) I'm sorry I've been distant, it's just I-I.. well.." he seemed so stressed and distraught and it was killing you
"Ashton, what's wrong? what are you not telling me?" your voice trembled, wanting to know what he was keeping from you.
"I-I.. I'm in love with you, for God's sake, (Y/N)." he spoke softly, and you could just feel his voice shaking with fear.
fear of rejection.
your mouth hung open slightly, eyes on Ashton's face with shock. you always wished there was something more between you and your best friend, but you never thought he returned the feeling.
"A-Ash.." you stepped toward him, causing him to sigh heavily.
"Damn it, I knew it! you only think of me as a friend, nothing more. this is why I tried so-so hard not to fall in love with you, I really did but somewhere sometime, you smiled and Damn, I fell for you. I fell so hard." his voice was shaking, cracking slightly as he spoke.
"and falling means getting broken.." his voice was soft, almost inaudible.
you shook your head, fighting back tears. seeing Ashton so upset tore you to pieces as well.
"no, ash, shh." you went to comfort him, your voice gentle and sweet. "I.. I feel the same way." you smiled weakly, and at that Ashton let out a choked sob with a big, stupid grin on his face as he wrapped his arms around your smaller body.
and that was the ending of a beautiful friendship and the start of an even more beautiful relationship.
