for @mynamesleuk thank you soooo much for this idea !
Luke smiled as he saw Michael walk into the house.
He got up from the barstool, and ran over to Michael, hugging him tightly.
"How was work?" Luke asked, his face smushed up against Michael's shoulder.
"Fine. I'm just glad I'm home." Michael whispered, and hugged Luke.
"Is everything okay?" Luke asked, and Michael sighed.
"I just wanna go upstairs for a little bit.." Michael whispered, and Luke nodded, looking up.
"Want me to come with you or do you wanna be alone for a little bit?" Luke asked, running a hand through Michael's hair.
"I just wanna be alone for a minute. I'll be down soon for dinner, okay?" Michael said, and Luke squeezed Michael's hand as the older boy walked away.
Michael could already feel tears poking at his eyes as he walked into the room. He felt so down today and he just didn't know how he was supposed to love Luke when he doesn't even love himself.
He hates himself because he knows Luke deserves so much more than what he can give.
Michael walked over to the mirror that he has spent hours critiquing himself with. He looked up, and his eyes widened when he saw the mirror covered in words.
'Beautiful'
'So so so handsome'
'Kind heart'
'Love of my life'
'Perfection'
There were at least 50 words covering the mirror and Michael read every single one of them.
He heard the door open, so he turned around to see Luke.
"Why did you do this?" Michael asked, not bothering to wipe his tears.
"I hate seeing you look into the mirror every day because I know what you're thinking. I just want you to know what I think of you." Luke said softly, fiddling with his hands.
"Come here..." Michael whispered, and Luke ran over to him, hugging Michael tightly. "...you have no idea how much I appreciate you. You mean the world to me, and I really needed this today."
"I don't want you to be sad anymore." Luke whispered
"I know. I'm sorry for always being in a bad mood-"
"Don't apologize, Michael. It's okay. I just want to see you happy." Luke said softly, kissing Michael's shoulder.
Michael walked Luke over to the bed, and tackled him onto it.
"I can't get over how much I love you." Michael said, burying his head into Luke's neck.
Luke giggled and held onto the back of Michael's head. "I love you too, Mikey. You're perfect to me."
