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Laughter Lines: England X Reader

//this is for one of my baes gamergirlcryotic! :D and btw this is a song fic woaaaaa

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You took me to your favorite place on earth

To see the tree they cut down ten years from your birth

Our fingers traced in circles round its history

We brushed our hands right back in time through the centuries

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You smiled softly as you held your best friend's hand, bringing him to a giant stump that was the only remnant of what you and him used to call 'the tree that went to the heavens'. He sat down next to you and happily yet silently watched as you traced the rings of age on the inside of the stump with your fingers.

"_____, do you remember when we found that bird nest when the tree was still here?" Arthur asked, gently taking hold of your hand and rubbing the back of your hand with his thumb.

You laughed with him as you recalled the memories you had with him in the tree, secretly wishing that it was never cut down. But you knew that if it wasn't cut down, then it would've fallen onto houses and maybe even killing innocent people which you wouldn't want to happen.

You brought Arthur here for a reason, since you would be leaving tomorrow. Your dad got a promotion in his job and your family was moving from England to America. You voiced that you didn't want to leave your friends, but your parents explained how this was something you should be happy about and eventually won you over. So today you were planning to tell him that you were leaving.

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As you held me down you said:

"I'll see you in the future when we're older

And we are full of stories to be told

Cross my heart and hope to die

I'll see you with your laughter lines"

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You saw Arthur's expression turn into that of sadness as you told him of your predicament. You sighed softly and looked down at the ground, picking a small dandelion and playing with the small petals of the plant, wanting to bring your attention away from the expression on his face.

You both stayed quiet for minutes, before you finally spoke once more.

"But you shouldn't worry, Arthur. I'll come back to you once we're older. I can tell you stories from America and you can tell me stories of what happened here when I was gone." you made a small x over your heart as you said the next part. "Cross my heart and hope to die, Arthur. I'll make sure that I see you when you have laughter lines on that face of yours."

You knew that you would keep your promise to him, since he was your best friend. You would never lie to him. Once you finished with school you would make coming back to England your first priority in life until you finally had your feet on British soil once more.

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As you held me down you said:

"I'll see you in the future when we're older

And we are full of stories to be told

Cross my heart and hope to die

I'll see you with your laughter lines"

Ashen face in cool breeze

Ashen faces in cool breeze

Armed with stories you will leave

Oh armed with stories you will leave

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Many years passed before you finally came back to England. You were in the same year of school as Arthur so you could accurately tell him the year that you were finally coming back. You told him to visit the stump the first of every month in that year, promising that you'd be there. Months passed that Arthur would visit the stump on the first of every month, and he started to loose faith in you.

It was the 1st of August, and Arthur said to himself that if you weren't there that he would give up entirely. He stepped out if his car and made his way to the stump, a bit surprised when he saw someone sitting on it, looking around as if they were expecting someone. He smiled brightly, hoping it was you. His pace quickened and he got closer to the stump and the person, seeing that they had (h/l) (h/c) just like you did the day you left him.

You patiently waited for Arthur on the stump, checking the time every once in a while. It was about noon when you heard footsteps, meaning that someone was walking over to you. You turned to look to see who it was, and gasped. It was Arthur walking towards you, obviously matured but he didn't look too much different from when you last saw him.

You two embraced happily, glad to see each other once again. For the rest of the day you to just sat there on the stump with him, sharing stories of each other's lives while the other was gone, just like you promised all those years ago. You were shocked when Arthur confessed to you, explaining that he was going to originally confess to you the day you told him that you were leaving, so he decided to wait until you came back. You two hugged and kissed, glad to be finally more than friends and as lovers now.

You two were destined together, it seemed. You both loved each other deeply, eventually getting married. You smiled at him as you slowly sat down on that same stump as the one many years ago, your frail bones making you extra cautious. Arthur was right next to you, resting his cane in his lap as he sat next to you, gently picking up your hand and holding it in his, rubbing the back of your hand with his thumb once more.

You turned to face him, smiling softly.

"I promised you that I'd see you with your laughter lines, Arty. I'm glad you didn't give up on me." You said, leaning your head on his shoulder and relaxing with him, watching the wildlife run around the park you were both in.

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Cross my heart and hope to die

I'll see you with your laughter lines

I'll see you in the future when we're old

I'll see you in the future when we're old

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// ahhhh the feels! :,D I wanted to do a song fic so I hope u love it! I do not own the song, Laughter Lines That was written by Bastille, not me. But the lyrics are so beautiful and I truly love the song. And make sure to vote and request! bye!