narry drabbles

red flags

THIRD PERSON'S POV

The first red flag that should've stopped Niall short was the fact that he experienced more anguish than ebullience with Harry; more well-put, their relationship wasn't healthy.

The second one could've been that the boy in question never uttered Niall's desperate pleas of 'I love you' once back.

They say love is blinding right?

Third, Niall always saw how people in love interacted with each other. It was all soft touches and delicate pats, not the rough tugs and harsh smacks delivered to him by calloused hands that he's come to find endearing, despite the circumstances.

It was safe to say that Niall was spiraling uncontrollably into a pit of sheer darkness- he was falling into Harry.

Precious Niall was giving his innocuous heart to a man with virulent blackness instead of a beating organ, naively, despite the flashing red flags before him.

Four, he didn't mind the nights spent sobbing violently, cleaning up the mess that was himself after he's upset his bewitched love.

Niall didn't mind as long as he knew Harry was sleeping peacefully beside him.

And so it continued, the vicious cycle Niall was willingly trapped in. He had to wait for Harry; the thought of abandoning his love had him feeling sick. He felt obligated to stay until Harry didn't want him anymore, or maybe, hopefully, until he wanted him as much as Niall did.

But Niall was human after all, and it soon began taking its toll on him.

Niall would shut down whenever Harry began throwing words and some punches in between to accentuate whatever it was that upset him. It made it hurt less, or it appeared to do so.

Niall stopped tending to the lacerations inflicted upon him, and Harry's anger became vehemently fueled by Niall's disheveled appearance.

Thoughts of how safe and sound Niall would be if he left Harry now swamped his mind more often. It scared him senselessly.

Once Harry detected Niall's hesitance, and realized that Niall finally wanted out, he mercilessly gave him the first green flag,

"I love you."

Niall was back to square one, just like that.

A•N•

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