You call harry crying whilst he's on tour because your ex called you to say the meanest of things and he gets angry and tries to calm you down at the same time and he finds a way to you in a heartbeat
Warnings: Allusions to domestic violence. Swearing. Angst
Everything had been going pretty well for the past months. You had finally managed to find a ray of hope in the darkness. Once and for all you had achieved to unchain your memories from the past and focus on the present, on how much you wanted it to be illuminated by the jade gleam of the man that all along told you everything would get better.
It took you a whole year of nightmares and bitter reminiscences to come back to the healthy life you had been snatched from.
It took way less to see all that destroyed.
Who would have said two minutes were enough to shatter someoneâs heart into pieces? Who would have known how poisonous a handful of words could be?
You sure did. You had to discover it in the worst of the ways.
First of all, you knew you should have never picked up the phone. Just by his name glowing on the screen, cold shivers started to run down your spine, your muscles tensed under your skin and you felt a tight constriction appropriate your chest.
You knew you were being too naive when the thought that maybe he regretted everything he had done and just wanted to apologise popped in your mind.
But you followed the urge to put a closure to the most miserable chapter of your life.
And now his words are part of the air you breathe.
You feel small, captured in the four walls around you. The familiar taste of it gets clung to your tongue annoyingly, as difficult to get rid of as the sourest of the flavours.
Youâre sitting on the bed, back pressed against the hard headboard, face hidden in the small gap of your knees touching your chest. Tears are drenching your face, leaving jet black irregular roads run down your cheeks.
Your hands clutch the sheets beneath you, creasing them. Despite the fabric, your nails find a way to dig in the palm of your hands, soft flesh burning under the coarse touch.
In the dead silence, the noise of your sobs is the only thing to be heard. It drills into your ears and looks forward seizing your head. A sharp pain has taken over the region of your temple, his voice boils in it, unceasingly scalding.
âI hope that dumb fuck realises youâre just another one of his gold digger bitchesâ
âHe doesnât love you, you idiotâ
âYouâve always been an Insecure whoreâ
âHe just wants you so you keep sucking his cock every nightâ
â âCause thatâs what sluts doâ
Back when they werenât just an echo in your mind but barks hitting every fibre of your being, the one thing that gave you the strength to hold on was Harry.
His warm arms embracing the mess you were. His gentle fingers wiping the tears away from your face. His hot breath whispering into your ear repeated âWeâll get better, my darlingâ âs. His voice was the only melody that could mute the world.
And you were always playing it.
You rummage for your phone in the disheveled bed. You had coped too much with your ex-boyfriendâs insults, it got to a point where it was either your mental health or him, so you tossed the device as far from you as possible and covered your ears, pushing against them until his rage trailed off to an end.
Under the last call, Harryâs contact observes your hesitation to tap the call option. He had put up with so much of your suffering, he didnât deserve to come back to that again, not when he was at his happiest. You promised yourself to not let any of the misery you felt come out of your system. You just wanted to hear his healing voice.
But he wasnât oblivious to the quivering of your words.
âY/n, what the hell happened? Why are you crying?â
âIâm not crying Harry, Iâm fineâ You said as the tears rolled by.
âWhy are you lying to me? Youâre not like this. What in the world is making you lie to me?â You notice a thick layer of worry in his interventions. He was desperate at the other end of the line, not knowing the reason behind your crying, nor the conditions you were in settled a suffocating lump in his throat.
âLove, please, talk to me, you know you can trust me, Iâm here to help you. You just have to talk to meâ He whispers softly, waiting for the answer he needs.
âI-I⌠he calledâ You canât help to trail off.
âHe?⌠Shit. What did that piece of shit do?â His voice has lowered several tones. Rage builds up in him at a fast pace.
âH- He said things, really hurtful things. I- I wanted to hang up, but I- I just couldnât. I was paralysedâ You stutter, gagging on your words.
Harryâs eyes fill with tears when he notices how much you had been struggling to contain your emotions. When the quivering transitioned into crying, the fire starting to burn inside of him was extinguished by the tears at the other end of the line. He knew he wouldnât be of any use if he had let outrage get a hold of him. You had had enough.
The fist in his left hand unknots slowly.
âLove⌠Iâm so sorry. Iâm so sorry you had to go through all that alone. Iâm so sorry I wasnât there to shut him upâ He closes his eyes as he hears hiccups leave your mouth. As softly as he can he continues âI wonât pressure you to tell me all the shit he said, but please, donât believe any of that. Listen to me, never, ever, let what anybody says get to you. You have to know you are an amazing human being, and that you donât deserve any of this bullshitâ He gets desperate when he notices you donât seem to calm down, running his hand through his face, trying to get rid of the tension. âHe- Hey, Pet, Iâm right here, Iâm not going anywhere. Just breathe⌠thatâs it, now go look for a glass of water, Iâll be here when you come back. Iâll never leave youâ
He waits patiently until you return.
âHow are you feeling now?â
âBetter, you donât know how much your voice helps meâ You utter, placing a hand on your chest to ease your heavy breathing.
âLove, weâve been a long way, weâve been through the worst struggles to get where we are now. Do you really think a cunt like him is strong enough to destroy that so easily? Do you really think heâs man enough to have a valid statement?â
âNo⌠of course heâs notâ
âThen fuck him, and letâs just move on. Cowards like him arenât worth your time. Ignore everything that comes from him, and if he reaches you donât even bother to listen to him. Show him the brave woman you are, show him youâre far beyond him. Ju- Just be aware of the beautiful human being you are and no one will bring you down, ever.â
It took two minutes for your heart to break.
It took even less for Harry to put the pieces back together.
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