electric youth - ziam au

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can we talk about red band society for like five seconds oh my fucking god

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"Im leaving." Liam closed his eyes. He was beginning to heal, finally.

Zayn raised an eyebrow, unsure what he meant. There were a lot of things Liam could be leaving at this point.

It had been the longest week of the couples lives. They could only meet at school ( besides that one time Zayn literally broke into Liam's house with his favorite duvet and a laptop full of marvel movies, but that's not to be spoken about, God forbid if Liams parents found out ) , and it was weighing down on both of them.

"Leaving?" Zayn repeated, running a thumb across Liam's bruised forehead. He looked so damn beautiful today.

"Yeah, I'm leaving London, Zayn." And that's when time froze.

Zayn thought he was dying for a moment... Dreaming, if he were lucky. Liam was still in denial, basically.

"No you arent." Zayn was unaware of the words coming out of his mouth. He was so scared all of a sudden.

"My mom is packing as we speak, Zayn. The counselor reached out to my parents, told them you were abusing me. So they played off concerned parents, packing up and moving me out to Germany or Australia or Italy or something. I think they're happy about it. They strive on my misery, Zee." Liam didn't know what to do anymore.

Zayn couldn't help but cry, and neither of them talked any longer. Only when Zayn began to sob did his mouth open, and he felt so lost. "You can't leave Liam, not now."

And Liam nodded sadly, stroking his boyfriends cheek and tearing up himself.

It was such a strange moment, really. Their entire relationship was strange. I mean, how the hell did they even get to know each other? Let alone start dating.

Maybe this was supposed to happen, and that's all Liam thought about nowadays. Maybe there's a reason they're being pulled apart. It's not like he deserved Zayn. They were so different. So different, but so in love.

When Liam spoke again, he asked Zayn to come to the hospital with him. He was meaning to say goodbye to Wesley this afternoon, and he really didn't want to leave Zayn.

"When are you going?" Zayn sobbed quietly in the car, and Liam really shouldn't have been driving in his state.

"Tomorrow morning." Liam whispered. He was so fragile.

"Why did you wait so long to tell me?" Zayn spoke fast, and if it were in any other circumstances, he'd be yelling at the flower boy.

"I didn't want you to worry, Zee. I wanted us to be normal. I only found out Monday, it hasn't been too long a secret." Liam sighed. His face was red as he pulled into the hospital lot.

"I love you, Liam." Zayn looked across the car, meeting his boyfriends eyes.

"I love you too, Zayn." He gave off a small smile, before pecking his lips and walking in hand in hand.

When he told Wesley, she broke down like she never had before. She transitioned into Wes halfway through, huddling into the wall as Liam left Zayns grasp to help.

It was the worst feeling in the world. Losing someone, is one of the worst feelings. It's not only a pain, but it's a sign that one day, it's just going to be you, and you're going to be alone.

And who the hell isn't scared of being alone?

The three fell asleep there, and Liam woke the group up at three am, saying a last sorrowful goodbye to Wesley and driving off with Zayn.

They didn't cry as much this time, and Zayn thinks it's because it hasn't quite set in all the way.

When Liam pulled up in front of Zayns house, tears in his eyes, Zayn looked at him with dead eyes. He told him he is going to the airport with him, and that there's no other option.

So when they got there, and after Liams parents nearly killed the boys before realizing they were in public, LiamandZayn shared their last kiss.

"This is it?" Liam breathed, his hands shaking.

"Im going to find you, Liam. One more year, you'll be legal, and we can just run." Zayn whispered, holding Liams hands still.

Liam smiled, handing Zayn his car keys and kissing his once more.

"I love you so much Zayn. Im going to miss you more than I would the world." Liam breathed heavily, closing his eyes sadly.

"I love you more, Liam. You're not going to have to miss me for long, baby. I promise. Please be safe. I love you."