This week's teaser is for a very angsty (but with happy ending!) canon-divergence WIP I have had for over a year now. Basically, the plot is what if Henry did told Alex to leave and they reunite 4 years later. The working title is Empty [Me dejaste vacĂo] taken from the song Empty by Omar Apollo but it might change. This part is also heavily unedited since I wrote it at 3 am and would most likely look quite different when I finish this fic.
âIâll leave,â he says, and he turns back and leans in, âas soon as you tell me to leave.â
Heâs in Henryâs face now. If heâs getting his heart broken tonight, heâs sure as hell going to make Henry have the guts to do it right. âTell me youâre done with me. Iâll get back on the plane. Thatâs it. And you can live here in your tower and be miserable forever, write a whole book of sad fucking poems about it. Whatever. Just say it.â
âFuck you,â Henry says, his voice breaking, and he gets a handful of Alexâs shirt collar, and Alex knows heâs going to love this stubborn shithead forever.
âTell me,â he says, a ghost of a smile around his lips, âto leave.â
He feels before he registers being shoved backward into a wall, and Henryâs mouth is on his, desperate and wild. The faint taste of blood blooms on his tongue, and he smiles as he opens up to it, pushes it into Henryâs mouth, tugs at his hair with both hands. Henry groans, and Alex feels it in his spine.
However, before they escalate any further, thereâs a knock on their door and Henry pulls away immediately. Vaguely remembering that Philip is around, Alex doesnât wait for Henry to tell him before he finds a space to hide. It makes him feel dirty, that despite everything, heâll remain the Prince of Walesâ dirty little secret. Heâs filled with relief when the door opens to reveal Shaan, but that relieve is cut short when he starts talking.
âYour brother is looking for you. Iâm not sure if he heard any noises, but heâs adamant to see you. Iâve been trying to held him off but I fear that his patience is wearing thin,â Alex hears as Shaan explains to Henry, but it doesnât scare him as much as the next part. âWe might need to sneak Alex out.â
Henryâs response is so quiet that Alex doesnât realize he was talking until he hears Shaan reply with a simple understood and closing the door behind him. Alex gets out of his hiding spot scared of what Henry is about to say, a tiny part of him hoping that he will find the courage to fight for him, but when he finally faces him, he knows this is the last time he will see Henry.
âYou need to leave,â he says quietly and Alex has lost any will to fight. A small part of him still wants to be an ass and make him say it louder and decisively, but he did promise Henry he will leave if he asked him to.
âIâll make sure to distract Philip so he doesnât notice you were here. Iâll signal Shaan to get you when I have gotten him far enough,â Henry assures him, as if thatâs going to make the situation better for Alex.
âJust go, Iâm used to being your dirty secret,â he spats and has to hold back the urge to reach for Henry when he hears him chirp in pain. Heâs the one breaking Alexâs heart, why should he even try to comfort him?
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