#eggert

pairing: ashley graydon / eggert benedict x gn!reader

tags: ashley struggling with his feelings, slowburn growth, wholesome fluff, hints at marriage at the end

despite all the money ashley has, he doesn't want to date someone who's as rich as himself! if anything, he has a distaste for other rich people!

while he might've dated a few high society people before, he never truly felt satisfied in a relationship until he met you; someone who had money, yet was still humble and had more simple upbringings than others!

ashley has a conflicted relationship with his wealth, which affects many aspects of his life, such as his relationship with you!

he wants to spoil you with his money and offer you everything you could ever dream of, yet he doesn't want to be liked just for his wealth! deep down, he longs to be loved, in spite of it!

ashley wants to date someone who'd love him, even if he was still that poor boy in the slums that he used to be! but that's not a thought he'd ever say out loud, just a thought he buries deep down…

ashley still puts on an act for you at the start of the relationship. he's even putting on an act for himself! yet as he dates you, he learns more about himself and what he truly wants!

he slowly begins to tell you about his past, despite how much he hates it! in a way, he's trying to scare you away, thinking you'd stop loving him if you knew about the poor person he used to be

but through your ability to accept him for who he is, ashley is able to accept himself as well! despite his attempts to scare you away, you stay by his side! and it's right then that ashley knows you'll stay with him for the rest of his life! he'll make sure of it!