WRONG NUMBER - LARRY AU

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Text-thread: Louis and dumb-bum.

dumb-bum: are you mad at me or are you calm enough to chat about the chocolate chip cookies i just made?

Louis: aren't you supposed to be on that date

dumb-bum: change of plans

Louis: you moved it ?

dumb-bum: no i skipped it

dumb-bum: said i'm not in the right place to date right now

Louis: but ... i thought you were

dumb-bum: not with them

Louis: hm okay

Louis: was it because i made you upset ?

. . .

dumb-bum: maybe partly

dumb-bum: i don't want you to feel bad though because i'd never blame you

. . .

Louis: i'm sorry

Louis: i didn't think it meant that much to you

dumb-bum: what, you?

Louis: well , yeah

dumb-bum: of course you mean that much to me

dumb-bum: you mean way much more than you should tbh :(

Louis: what does that mean?

dumb-bum: i feel silly now

Louis: no it's okay, what's the matter ?

dumb-bum: i care, ok?

dumb-bum: i care a lot more than you think

Louis: about me?

dumb-bum: yeah and maybe that's silly but it's how i feel

Louis: that's not silly

Louis: what do you mean that's how you feel? can you like , elaborate ?

dumb-bum: i ... don't want to :(

Louis: i won't judge you, ok ? i always say pretty heartfelt stuff to you so you can always be open with me , you know? whenever you wanna pour your heart out , you can

dumb-bum: i just don't wanna ruin things

dumb-bum: you just need to know that i care, okay?

Louis: i do know

Louis: that's the best thing about you

Louis: i just didn't know how much

dumb-bum: shrub :(

Louis: what, darling?

dumb-bum: ok i'll elaborate

. . .

Louis: you typing still?

dumb-bum: sometimes i feel silly caring this much about someone i've never met or even seen. and sometimes i care so much that i cancel a date because i can't stop thinking that i might've ruined my chances with ... someone who doesn't even know my name. and sometimes i care so much that i lay awake, secondguessing when that person is going to text me next. and you know, sometimes caring that much feels silly because this other person mostly just talks about how much they fancy someone else. and yeah, then sometimes i feel like i have to stop caring because, i might need to move on and get over myself, you know? because why would this completely anonymous person ever care about me the same way.