My OC one shots

love is blind

that first day we met... it was magical. I felt like I was given immortality when I heard his voice. his voice sounded like he laughed a lot and loudly. it had this playful tone to it that made my heart do gymnastics inside my chest.
I had bumped into him on the streets. literally. I'm legally blind so of course I didn't see him coming. I fell to the ground quite hard plus I lost my walking stick. I had started to look for it in a panic. and that's when I heard him for the first time.
"oh gosh! I'm so sorry! you're blind aren't you?" he asked. I was immediately taken over by his voice.
it was firm but sounded like he laughed a lot and loud. though he was flustered now it sounded like he was generally confident in what he said. my heart melted as i struggled to find words to say.
"here hold on. i'm going to hand you your stick" he said as i slowly nodded my head. i heard him grab my walking stick before i felt him slowly put in his hand.
his hand was on mine. it felt so soft against mine. i could feel my face go red from embarrassment. what was i thinking? i just met him right? i don't even know his name.
"s-sorry. you won't believe how often that happens to me when i walk in the city" i said making him laugh. it was a beautiful laugh that would make even the most serious people crack up at the sound of it. i know i did. i laughed as well grinning like crazy because i made him smile.
"i don't mean to be rude but how are you getting around on your own?" he asked. i smiled at him. i normally got annoyed at questions like this but with him it was different. he made it seem cute, almost like when a little kid asks why the sky is blue.
i grabbed my phone out of my pocket and should it to him "maps. i have to listen to siri whenever i go outside," i said with a sigh "she's really annoying though so i try to count steps to places. like ten steps forwards there should be a bench" i said. the man gasped. oh no. did i do something wrong? does he work for apple and i just offered him? oh i've messed up!
"hold on! let me count!" he said and i could tell from his voice that he was smiling. i heard his feet shuffle before he ran back "wow you're good at that!" he said. i smiled and blushed.
"i-it's nothing really. i've has the past 10 years to get it down" i said gripping my walking stick.
"well you shouldn't have to do that. i'll help get to where ever you need to go" he said. oh wow. this is really happening. ok, i've got this.
i flashed a smile at him "sure, i'll need your name first though" i said. he was silent for a second.
"oh my god! i've been talking to you this whole time and i didn't tell you my name!" he said clearly deeply embarrassed. it made me chuckle "well my name is helios, you know, like the original and better sun god?" he said.
of course i knew about helios. he was the greek god who could cause or cure blindness. i had secretly prayed to him multiple times when i was younger. now i don't know if i'd want to change the way i am.
i smiled again and nodded my head "oh yah, i know him. he was pretty awesome," i said, staring to fold up my stick "i'm alec by the way" i said looking at where i heard his voice last.
suddenly, i felt him put his arm around mine. i yelped and jumped a bit. rule number 1 about having a blind friend, don't just suddenly touch us. we have no way of knowing you're going to do it.
"ah sorry! i literally forgot your blind!" he cried. i was so shocked for a second i didn't say anything. then i bursted our laughing. how could someone forget that i'm blind? and that quickly.
"wait why are you laughing? i literally just scared you" he said. i looked at him grinning.
"and you literally just forgot that i'm blind" i said starting to laugh again.
"well, you'll learn i'm pretty daft" he said. 'you'll learn'? meaning we'd see each other more?
i laughed as my face flushed.
"yah sure" i said.
"alright, where are we going?"
"to the mall. are you going to join me for shopping?" i asked playfully.
"well i don't think a blind person can pick a matching outfit" he said jokingly.  i dramatically gasped.
"that may be true but i still like to pick my own stuff. i just pick the comfiest shirts and pants" i said pridefully. he laughed and started walking.
"ok, whatever you say alec" he said with a chuckle in his voice. i smiled and relaxed into him.
that was a two years ago. now i see that back then i was... well blind.
me and helios has gotten really close in those two years. he was 23 this year which didn't bother me that much. five year age gap wouldn't mean anything when we grew old together right?
anyways helios was taking me out for my birthday. we bought a bottle of wine and we were just finishing it. i had more than him because i needed the courage. i was going to tell him every time i asked to hold his hand that it wasn't because i was afraid people go quiet and just leave me and i wouldn't know, it was because i wanted to hold his hand. or that i don't really like hugs but his made me feel so alive so that's why i asked for them so often.
i took the last swig of the bottle before putting it down with shaking hands from nerves. i took a deep breath.
"helios, i need to tell you something" i said.
"of course. is something wrong?" he asked putting a hand on mine. i felt my heart jump up 1000 feet in my chest as my face went a deep shade of red.
"y-yes" i said as i felt him squeeze my hand out of concern.
"what's wrong?" he asked in a soft voice that drove me insane. i took a deep breath one last time before saying the words i'd regret.
"every time you touch me it feels like fire is running through my body, and every time you laugh i just can't help but smile. it makes me just... feel amazing. and as great as that has been these past two years i want more" i said. i could feel his grip loosen in shock.
"a-alec... what are you trying to say?" he asked. why didn't i notice the panic in his voice? or the way his hand felt cold after i spoke, or how he felt more distant.
"i'm trying to say that i love you and i want to be with you helios" i said. that was too much for him as he pulled away. i heard footsteps which meant he stood up and was now pacing.
"h-helios?" i asked. the fear i felt was terrible, it was worse than when the doctors told me i'd never be able to see again. it was worse than when i've gotten lost in the city and my phone has died. this feeling was so awful i can't even begin to pit it into proper words. not only that but i felt cold. all the warmth i had felt from his touch was gone and was replaced by and icy desert.
"please please please tell me your joking right now. i'm used to getting this from guys at the bar but it can't be happening right now. not with you" he said. i stopped. what was i supposed to do? i felt my chest closing in as reality slapped me across the face hard. i balled my hands and tried not to cry.
"oh gods. alec i'm so sorry but straight. i see you as a friend" he said.
had my hands not been balled so tightly they would've been shacking violently. i slowly nodded my head.
"o-oh" i said as i started to feel around for my walking stick.
"alec, i don't want to lose you because of this so please" i stopped listening after that. i just couldn't handle it anymore. i felt like atlas having to hold the sky up all by myself.
i found my walking stick and stood up unfolding it. it took a few tries because my hands were shaking so badly.
"wh-what are you doing alec?" he asked but the last thing i needed right now was his concern. i finally got my stick undo and stood up straight.
"i'm going home" i said as i started to walk in the way i thought was my house.
i found out it wasn't because helios turned my body in the right direction. i felt warm from his touch but it wasn't because i liked him. no this time it was because of anger.
"don't touch me!" i screamed at him. he just broke my heart into a million piece and he dares touch me. even if he was trying to help me or not it made me feel small, like i was supposed to depend on him.
"i'm sorry. but please let me help you get home. you've had over half a bottle of wine and you're out of it. i really don't want you to get hurt" he said causing me to laugh bitterly.
"i think you mean hurt anymore" i said starting to walk off. i stumbles a bit but didn't stop.
"alec please don't be stupid. let me take you home then you can never... you can never talk to me again. just please let me make sure you get home ok" he pleaded. i could tell he was hurt but so was i! i kept walking away and thankfully he didn't follow me. i was so mad i didn't even count my steps which was a problem because i left my phone at home. i idiotically thought we'd have a romantic way home.
i walked until i bumped into some glass. i scowled and felt my way around the glass. i had made it to the other side when my hand pushed forward and i fell forward. i cursed under my breath and went to go stand up when i bumped my head. i cried out in pain and backed up before sitting up and hugging my knees.
my head hurt, my hands were cut and my chest was so tight i felt like it was going to burst. and then it happened. i broke down sobbing.
everything had gone wrong. all those feelings i had were a lie. it was a lie i chose to believe and now i was paying the consequences of that lie. i cried for what felt like forever, just letting it all out before i stood up.
what had i even hit my head on? i reached out to the area where i hit my head.
i felt a small box. that was weird. i felt around some more and i felt a keypad. this must be a pay phone! finally some good luck!
i put in some change i had on me and called my house. i only had to wait a few rings but those few rings felt like eternity.
my mom picked up and i had never been happier to hear her voice.
"hello? who is this?" she asked. i felt pressure rise to my throat from hearing her voice. i knew i'd have to explain everything and even the thought of that made me relive all the pain again.
"m-mom" i barely managed with my voice cracking so much.
"alec? what's wrong? i thought you were with helios?" she said as i started to sob again.
"mom i'm lost" i said between tears.
"oh my baby. do you have any idea where you?" she asked. i had zero clue were i was besides the fact that i was in greece.
"n-no... i'm sorry" i said, wiping away my tears.
"no no no. don't be sorry my baby. hold on, i'm going to tell your father and we'll figure out what to do ok?" she said. i slowly nodded my head. i was going to be ok.
"o-ok" i said into the phone. i took a few shaky breaths to try and calm myself as i heard my mom talk to my dad. i leaned against the glass wall as i waited for a response.
i heard some rustling before my dad started to talk. "alec, were going to call the police to come and get you ok? don't leave the pay phone you're at ok?" he said.
"ok" i said. i could hear my dad sigh.
"do you want us to stay on the line?" he asked. that was the last thing i wanted right now.
"no, i just want to be alone right now" i said.
"ok. i'm going to hang up then. we love you alec" he said. i smiled a bit.
"i love you guys too" i said before my dad hung up the phone. i took a deep breath and walked outside the payphone to wait for my ride. i was so stupid for thinking helios would ever love me. i swear to whatever god might be out there that i'll never let myself fall for someone who doesn't love me back.