"Harry?" Louis asks when he hears the frantic crying coming through the speaker. "H, darling what's wrong?"
Concerned, Louis puts on his shoes as he keeps hearing the sobs. It's the middle of the night and the phone call has definitely pulled Louis out of his deep slumber, but Harry is crying, and Louis has to be with him.
"It'll be okay, baby, I'm gonna come over, okay? You just- Haz you have to send me your address, yeah? Can you do that for me?" Louis asks, trying to remain as poised as possible as he presses his phone between his ear and shoulder so he can grab his jacket.
"No." Harry cries out. "It's all wrong, Lou- It's-" Another sob. "I hate it, Lou, I hate it so, so much, make it stop."
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the nesting shop au
Louis and Harry have been best friends since childhood and lovers since they were 15. They can't imagine their lives without each other and yet that's exactly what they both have to cope with when Harry is allowed to do a year's internship abroad. Both initially believe they can manage it but everything suddenly crumbles and neither of them knows how to hold on to the other.
While Harry suddenly has a rising career ahead of him, Louis slips into an abusive relationship after their break up without realising it.
But what happens when Harry comes back and stands in front of Louis again after years of separation? And how do you deal with it when you still love the other person as much as you did from the beginning?