McPricely Oneshots (Book of Mormon)

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A/N: Sup, how is everyone? Today's is really short, I'm sorry. It's based on hearts Don't Break Around Here by Ed Sheeran. As always, please give feedback, and enjoy!

Connor's POV:

Shut the world out. All the hurt, all the cold looks, they can't touch us in here. With you curled into my side, curtains tightly drawn and my fingers weaving through your hair, nothing can hurt us. The lights are low, only the soft glow of the TV to illuminate the room, and you're holding me close. I should be used to the way you touch me by now, but every time it shakes my soul. It would be jarring, if I didn't feel so safe in your arms.

You hold my heart captive, keeping it tight under lock and key. I couldn't win it back from you if I tried. But then the way you display the fact that you're the one to have my heart so proudly, I can tell that you won't break it. It's been broken so many times before, I doubt it could take one more. You're gentle though, and I trust you with it. You won't let me fall.

Every night I kiss you softly before turning out the light, and you ask me if I still love you. Oh, my darling, my answer will always be the same. I'll run my hands through your hair and smile and tell you I love you until my last breath, and beyond. Then you'll pull my close and your arms warm my core. Never let me go.

In the early hours of the morning you wake, shaking and trying not to wake me. I wake anyway and pull you against my chest, whispering sweet nothing against your hair. You don't run from the fear like most would, you face it head-on, conquer it. I see the terror in your eyes and the courage in your heart every night, and I fall even further.

I'm head over heels for you, you know that? God, just a smile and you light up brighter than the sun. When I'm lost, spiraling, sinking, you're my lighthouse, guiding me back to reality, to a world where I love and am loved in return. You keep me safe, sane, and I can never thank you enough for that. You're my light in this dark, dark world. You bring laughter and joy to the most mundane of tasks, whether it be through a stupid dance or a short song you make up on the spot, you never fail to brighten up life. You're my sun, I'm caught in your orbit, and I wouldn't have it any other way.