Musical Oneshots

Treebros - First Burn

TW: None

Connor's POV

I saved every letter you wrote me.
From the moment I saw you,
I knew you were mine,
I thought you were mine,
You said you were mine

I flipped through the handwritten letters Evan and I had exchanged. He always doodled in the margins, leaving behind stars and hearts and smiley faces.

The doodles were enough to make me smile, but it quickly disappeared when I remembered what had happened.

Do you know what Angelina said?
When I told her what you'd done?
She said, "You have married and Icarus.
He has flown too close to the sun."

When I had come sprinting home that day with tears in my eyes, Zoe had confronted me as soon as I stepped inside.

"Are you crying? What happened?" She asked, the panic clear in her voice.

"E-Evan." I managed to choke out. Zoe gasped and her eyes narrowed.

"That son of a bitch." She growled.

Don't
Take another step in my direction
I can't be trusted around you
Don't
Think you can talk your way into my arms, into my arms

"C-Connor I'm so s-sorry!" Evan stammered as he burst into my room. I shot up off of my bed and stomped over towards him.

"Who let you into my room?" I interrogated.

"Cynthia. Connor, p-please listen t-to me I'm-"

"Get the fuck out!" I screamed.

I'm burning the letters you wrote me
You can stand over there if you want
I don't know who you are
I have so much to learn

With Evan still in my room and tears threatening to spill, I snatched the letters off of my bed.

"If you want to stay, go stand over there." I ordered. He nodded and moved over into the corner of my room. I could feel his eyes on my back as I ripped the letters into shreds and dumped the fragments into my trashcan.

I'm re-reading your letters
And watching them burn
I'm watching them burn

I took a lighter out of my pocket and lit a piece of a letter.

I threw it into the bin and watched the letters turn into ashes.

You published the letters she wrote you
You told the whole world how you brought this girl into our bed
In clearing your name
You have ruined our lives

"You posted the letters all around the school! You didn't think I'd find one of them?" I scowled.

"She w-was a-a mistake!" Evan explained. I scoffed.

Heaven forbid someone whisper,
"He's part of some scheme."
Your enemy whispers
So you have to scream

"You published all of those letters just to defend yourself against a few people theorizing! It was unnecessary!" I roared as I circled around him, staying out of his reach.

"I-I had to d-defend myself Connor!" He yelled back.

I know about whispers.
I see how you look at my sister.

"Oh, and don't think I don't see how you look at Zoe." I snarled.

"W-What?" Evan questioned.

"You basically look at her with hearts in your eyes! You pay more attention and talk to her more than me! I'm your boyfriend for fuck's sake!" I shouted as the tears started to fall.

Don't
I'm not naïve
I have seen women around you
Don't
Think I don't see
How they fall for your charms
All your charms

"Every single fucking person that you interact with, you flirt with. You use all of your charms on them! Don't think I don't see you do that too!" I hissed at him.

"I don't k-know w-what you're talking a-about." Evan denied.

I'm erasing myself from the narrative
Let future historians wonder
How Eliza reacted
When you broke her heart

"I'm done with you." I muttered before wiping at my eyes. I sprinted past him, out the door, and into the hallway.

You have thrown it all away
Stand back, watch it burn
Just watch it all burn

"C-Connor, please w-wait!" Evan yelled as he ran after me. I tripped down the stairs as my tears blurred my vision.

And when the time comes
Explain to the children
The pain and embarrassment
You put their mother through
When will you learn
That they are your legacy?
We are your legacy?

I skidded to a stop right in front of the front door. Evan stopped behind me, panting from chasing after me.

I could Zoe peeking her head out of her room, her eyes widening in alarm.

I opened the door and shoved him outside.

If you thought you were mine...

"P-Please Connor!" Evan begged, sprawled out on the steps in front of me.

Don't

I slammed the door in front of his face.

With my head held high, I walked back to my room and held back my tears.

But as soon as I closed my door, a sob escaped my throat.

I ignored the knocks on my doors and the texts on my phone as I kept burning all of our letters.

I hope that you burn

-Cronch