lay me down; jaidan & alfie
Alfieās throat tightened as his boyfriendās voice cracked, wishing desperately he could take the pain away and hating that Jaidan blamed himself.Ā āNo,ā He murmured while placing a light kiss to the back of his head, his hand resting on his arms so he could caress him softly with his finger tips.Ā āThis wasnāt your fault, love. What Finn did was unforgivable and just not right. You didnāt deserve that,ā He whispered before placing another kiss to his hair.Ā āDonāt thank me. I choose you over him any day. I wouldāve done worse if I could,ā He fell silent for a moment and continued to gently rub his boyfriendās arm.Ā āI shouldāve been there,ā He said tightly, guilt overcoming him.Ā āI couldāve stopped him. I couldāve done something, at least.ā Alfie didnāt know how to bring up what Benji told him. He didnāt want to force the topic, but he wanted to reassure Jaidan that there was nothing wrong with him and it was alright to be himself.Ā āIām so sorry, love,ā He repeated quietly, his voice cracking a bit as he nuzzled his face in to his hair.Ā
Even though a small part of Jaidan knew that Alfie was right by saying it wasnāt his fault, the majority of him couldnāt help but think otherwise. He knew that this was who he was supposed to be, truly, but Jaidan also knew that if he hadnāt pushed so hard to be the person he was, none of this wouldāve happened.Ā āIt is my fault,ā he insisted, squeezing his eyes shut at the feeling of Alfie trying to comfort him, trying to assure him that the blame was all down to Finn and that he was innocent in the whole situation. He didnāt believe that.Ā āIf I hadnāt been ā if I wasnāt such a freak,Ā things would be okay, but I had to convince myself that Iād be okay like this if I let myself have it. How stupid of me.ā Jaidan sucked in a shaky breath of air as he pressed his face into one of the pillows.Ā āThe only good thing I got out of being Jaidan was you, but... Iām not him. I was never supposed to be him in the first place.ā









