Holding Onto You Pt. 2
Timothée Chalamet x Reader
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Style of Writing: Mini SeriesÂ
Rating:Â PG-13 ~ For fluff and cuteness, but more adult commentary or even some triggering content.
Edited: Yes
Word count: 4,940
Post Date & Time:Â August 20th 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Summary: When the Reader goes through something very hard she tells Pauline about it, but begs her not to tell TimothĂ©e. However TimothĂ©e learns about it and is determined to go and be there for his best friend.Â
Having TimothĂ©e home again is a surreal feeling, especially since heâs been home for about a week now. You canât help but keep thinking about how heâll have to leave again to finish Dune 2. You missed him so much and a looming sadness falls over you at his impending departure, knowing you only get him for two weeks and then not again for another month. You try to push the thoughts away and enjoy having him home again. It hasnât been very hard to do that, seeing as the last whole week heâs been an angel to you.Â
You wake up to the smell of eggs, bacon, toast and pancakes coming from underneath your door. Confused for a moment, you lay in your bed trying to figure out why heâs making breakfast when the previous night youâd said youâd make it. After your moment of confusion, you sit up and rub at your heavy eyes, slowly dragging yourself out of bed and let out a shiver at the coldness that surrounds you. Grabbing your custom made throw blanket that has a penguin and turtle on it, you smile as you unfold it, seeing the design you love so much.Â
Everytime you see it, it reminds you of when TimothĂ©e had given it to you for Christmas that one year, one of your favorite Christmases. After admiring it for a moment, you wrap it around yourself and make your way to the kitchen. The kitchen is warmer than your room, but you keep the blanket wrapped around yourself as you lean against the doorframe, watching TimothĂ©e with an almost sickly loving look.Â
âWhat are you doing?â You groggily ask him, making him jump and you giggle lightly.Â
âSorry, didnât mean to scare youâŠâ you trail off, trying not to laugh more and he shakes his head.Â
He looks over his shoulder at you for a moment and smiles softly when he sees just how sleepily messed up you look. Then his smile grows a little more when he sees the blanket that you hold close to your body.
âEnjoying the view, cara {dear}?â TimothĂ©e jokes with a smirk as you break out of whatever trance you seemed to be in.Â
âOh, veryâŠâ you joke back, attempting to wiggle your eyebrows but failing miserably as you're still dead tired, making him laugh.Â
You sigh as he turns back to the stove and walk over to him, looking over his shoulder at what heâs making. You relax a bit when you see heâs making pancakes and not eggs, since you donât like the popping sounds when making eggs. You lean your head against his shoulder as you notice two omelets sitting on the counter.Â
âAnd by the wayâŠâ he points out as he flips a pancake. âYou didnât scare me, just startled me a little bit, mlle tĂȘte endormie {miss sleepy head},â he jokes with you and you roll your eyes.Â
âYou seemed pretty scared to me,â you tease back as you squeeze yourself into his side, giving his shoulder a little head nudge and making him laugh.Â
âWhat?â You ask with a raised eyebrow.Â
âI was just telling Saoirse the other day that Iâm not the only one that does the head nudge thing. She didnât believe me, but you do it too,â he explains and you laugh, shrugging your shoulders.Â
âI only do it to you now that I think about it,â you nonchalantly reply and he chuckles.Â
âI personally like our head nudge thing. Shows how we love,â you point out and he nods along.Â
âCan I tell you a secret?â he asks seriously and you frown before nodding.Â
âYou can always tell me your secrets, you know that,â you promise him as you nuzzle your head into his arm a little more, making him chuckle again.Â
âI love our little love nudge too,â he admits softly and you grin up at him.Â
âWell thatâs definitely a good secret,â you agree with him, making him grin too.Â
You nudge him again as he switches the spatula into his opposite hand so he can lift his arm and wrap it around your shoulder. He pulls you closer and your arms wrap around his stomach as he leaves a light kiss to your forehead.Â
âI was supposed to make breakfast todayâŠâ you tell him softly as you yawn and he chuckles.Â
âWell, I woke up before you. Didnât have the heart to wake you after youâd said you hadnât been sleeping so well,â he informs you with a shrug and your heart bursts even more.Â
âYou really need to stop spoiling me, T. I may have gotten my heart broken, but Iâll be fine. I donât need to be spoiled rotten,â you chide him playfully and he rolls his eyes at you.Â
âBut I like spoiling you. Itâs one of my favorite things to do and itâs been a while since I could, so let me have this,â he practically begs and itâs your turn to roll your eyes.Â
âYou spoil me every time you come home and when youâre not working,â you point out with a raised eyebrow and he shrugs.Â
âSo? Like I said, itâs my favorite thing to do, ragazza carina {pretty girl},â he snickers and jumps slightly when you pinch his side, making him chuckle.Â
âOkay. Okay. Iâm sorry, just donât pinch me again,â he playfully concedes through his laughter as you shake your head with a small smile.Â
âYouâll be the death of me one day, T. You really will,â you tease him, shaking your head, but you stop and freeze when you hear one of the locks on your door turn.Â
After both pausing, you both look towards the door and your breath gets stuck in your throat. TimothĂ©e looks down at you for a moment, asking you a single question with his eyes and you shake your head.Â
âIâm not expecting anyone⊠the only people that have keys are you, me, Paulie andâŠâ you list off, pausing as fear overcomes you.Â
TimothĂ©e clearly understands why you paused, making his muscles tense ever so slightly. He sets the spatchula down on your marble utensil rest before moving you behind him as he watches the door carefully. You both watch on in apprehension and you just pray that itâs not Malcom that walks in. Soon the door opens and the eldest Chalamet sibling walks into the apartment. She drops her bags and turns around for a moment, calling out to someone outside. Then Zendaya walks in and closes the door behind her.Â
âThe best Chalamet sibling has arrived with a guest,â Pauline announces herself and Zendaya with a grin as she turns to look at you guys.Â
âGeez, whatâs got you all tense?â Pauline asks when she sees the way TimothĂ©e and you stand.Â
Your eyes light up once the fear leaves you and happiness flows over you at the realization that itâs only your friends, but TimothĂ©e stays frozen for a moment so you gently reach up, grabbing onto his bicep. You squeeze his arms softly and nuzzle into him as Pauline turns to lock the door.Â
âT. Itâs okay. Itâs just Paulie and Z,â you whisper to him and he blinks before his hardened stare changes to a smile as he lets the tension slip away.Â
âSorry, guys. We thought it might have been Malcom. You, Timmy and I are the only ones besides him that have a keyâŠâ you explain as you look at them again with a grin.Â
âItâs okay. Understandable after all thatâs happened,â Zendaya reassures with a small smile as she and Pauline share a quick look.Â
âAnyway! What are you two doing here?â You ask them, now excited as you rush over to hug them.Â
âWe came to check on you. I have a few days off. Z has to go back tomorrow morning though. Sheâs only here for the night,â Pauline explains as she gives you a hug and you sigh softly as you melt into her for a moment.Â
Pauline was practically your own sister. If you werenât with TimothĂ©e growing up, you were with her. Both the Chalamet siblings meant an incredible amount to you, they were always without a doubt there for you when nobody else was. So a hug from either of them felt like heaven and you would do anything to get one whenever you could. Soon you pull away from the hug with her and move on to hugging Zendaya.Â
âSpeaking of, how are you doing?â Zendaya gently asks as she pulls away from your hug, but keeps a hold of your arm.Â
Both her and Pauline watch your face very intently, trying to get a sense of how you're feeling. They know how it feels to get your heart broken and they have a sad feeling knowing youâve just gone through one. Itâs never fun, but they both know that having people in your corner helps a lot, so they both agreed to be those people for you. Plus, maybe theyâd get to play a little matchmaking in the process because lord knows you and TimothĂ©e absolutely belong together.Â
âHonestly? Iâm great. With Timmy and both of you here,â you admit, fully meaning it. You probably would be in your bed right now sobbing and not eating much if they werenât here.Â
You grin which makes the other girls smirk sneakily at each other and they share a subtle look when they see that TimothĂ©e wears a matching grin when he sees yours. He comes over and greets them himself before wandering back to your side subconsciously, making the girls share another sneaky look as he wraps an arm around your waist. You smile as he does so before your gaze darkens and you cross your arms.Â
âSpeaking of Timmy knowing about all of thisâŠâ you start, but trail off and Pauline straightens up before freezing in her spot.Â
âOkay, okay. I see why youâd be madâŠâ she starts as she refuses to look at you.Â
âOh, really?â You ask her and she swallows.
âI know. I know. I pinky swore,â she mutters and TimothĂ©e gasps.Â
âYou made her pinky swear not to tell me? We swore never to do that, that weâd tell each other everything,â TimothĂ©e asks in shock and you groan, putting your head in your hands.Â
âNot the point right now, T. We can talk about this later. Iâm talking to your sister right now-â you tell him, but again you get cut off.Â
âLook, he forced me, alright? He was going to come either way. You didnât see how worried he was after your call. He literally was almost in tears. He thought heâd done something to upset you and was going to come find out for himself anyway. I couldnât consciously let him think that, okay?â Pauline explains as she throws her hands up in surrender, trying to save herself while kind of throwing her baby brother under the bus and he gives her a look that says âshut up,â making her shrug.Â
âOops⊠that was supposed to be a secret too. My point being, my baby brother here is obviously obsessed over youâŠâ she jokes and you feel TimothĂ©e tense up a bit at your side.Â
âIâm not obsessed with her,â he scowls, giving his sister even more looks telling her to stop and she giggles as she comes over to you.Â
âLook, Iâm sorry, okay. Can I just get another hug?â she asks, holding her arms open with a small smile.Â
You give her a dead stare for a moment, arms still crossed and she almost thinks you might say no. She knows how serious you take your and TimothĂ©eâs pinky promises. But you surprise her when you sigh and nod in agreement as you open your own arms for her. She grins and moves forward to hug you once more.Â
âHe's definitely obsessed with you,â she cheekily whispers out loud enough for TimothĂ©e to hear, but before he has a chance to say anything, pulls away from the hug.Â
âOh goodness, is Timmy making breakfast?â she asks as she quickly changes the subject and rushes over to where the bacon sits on a plate.Â
TimothĂ©e lets go of you and rushes over, slapping her hand and making her drop the bacon. She crosses her arms, giving him a very prominent boo boo lip which makes you and Zendaya laugh at them.Â
âDonât touch it yet. Iâm not done and I really donât feel like making even more than I have to,â TimothĂ©e tells her with an annoyed tone and you give him a confused look at his sudden annoyance.Â
He walks back into the kitchen, grabs a glass from your cupboard and fills it with some apple juice before placing it down in front of you as you sit at the island. You smile appreciatively as you think about how he must have read your mind because you literally just thought about wanting a drink.Â
âWell, he better not burn anything. We just had a very long flight, with a crying baby on board. I donât want gross, burnt food,â Pauline remarks with a giggle when you give her a look.Â
âOh, no. She has that look⊠You're in for it now,â Zendaya comments with a small smirk on her face.Â
âAt least heâs never given me food poisoning⊠like someone else in this room hasâŠâ you goad playfully yet with a hint of protectiveness in your tone.Â
âOne time! I only gave you bad chicken one time, and you still use it against me!â Pauline cries out as she crosses her arms, giving you a playful glare.Â
âStill did it! T has never once gotten me sick with his food,â you reply and she lets out a huff as Zendaya laughs.Â
âThatâs not fair. You pick him as your favorite to defend every time,â Pauline whines out like a petulant child and you grin.Â
âSorry, Paulie, but you know heâs always come first and always will,â you tell her with a shrug, making TimothĂ©e grin now too.Â
âAwe, that's so cute. Anyway⊠how have you two beenâŠ? Slept together yet?â Zendaya changes the subject, wiggling her eyebrows at you two in a joking manner.Â
TimothĂ©e, who was mid flip on a pancake, freezes, letting the pancake drop. You, however, had just lifted the cup of juice that heâd given you and taken a drink, making you choke. You spit it out before coughing violently, which seems to snap TimothĂ©e out of his own shock to come check on you. He quickly rushes around the counter and rubs your back until the coughing dies down. Once youâve calmed back down, you look up at him and see only worry and care written on his face.Â
Not wanting to talk after for a moment, you just give him a thumbs up at his silent question of âare you okay?â and when heâs sure you're okay, he gives a firm nod before going back around the counter as you reach for a napkin to wipe your face with. You finally look over at your friends, who wear a slightly disturbed, yet pleased look at your and TimothĂ©eâs reactions.Â
âWhat the hell, Z? No. We havenât, nor will we ever,â you quickly sputter out, eyes on both Pauline and Zendaya, silently begging them to stay quiet.Â
âOh, wait⊠Timmy, you really havenât told her?â Pauline asks in a coy tone with a small smirk as she knows what sheâs doing.Â
You look between the girls again before looking at TimothĂ©e and you notice how tense he seems to be. What were your friends hinting at? What was it that made TimothĂ©e so tense? You wonder to yourself as you raise an eyebrow, trying to read both your friend's faces as well as TimothĂ©eâs.Â
âTold me what, exactly?â You ask as you continue to look back and forth at their faces.Â
âTold me what?â You repeat your own question when no one says anything, now crossing your arms.Â
You jump slightly when TimothĂ©e practically slams the spatula back down and you watch as he takes a deep breath as he turns away from your stare. He pretends to be looking though the fridge for a moment and you give the girls a worried look. Zendaya curses quietly, knowing TimothĂ©eâs definitely mad at the moment.Â
âIt's nothing, y/n, donât worry about it,â TimothĂ©e dismisses in a firm, almost cold tone with a shrug and you frown, realizing he used your name. He never does that, itâs always a nickname either in Italian or French.Â
Admittedly, he uses Italian more because he likes it more, but he has sprinkled a few in French every once in a while. But itâs always a nickname or a variation of your name or even just something sweet and caring. Never your name, when he uses your name thatâs how you know to drop a subject.Â
âTimmyâŠâ you whisper as you look at him and he just shakes his head.
You sigh before deciding not to rile him up more. He gives the other girls in the room one last weird look before going back to cooking the last of the breakfast. You give both of the girls a look of your own, practically begging them to tell you what just happened. Although you were in love with TimothĂ©e, your best friend whom you told practically (almostâŠ) everything to, Pauline was and is the sister youâve never had. You two would spill absolutely everything about your lifeâs to one another, so you knew she wouldnât hesitate to tell you if something, anything was wrong.Â
It stayed quiet for a while and the question bothered you the whole time. Had something happened that he wasnât telling you? What is he keeping from me? It couldnât be that he was injured on set. I know about the injury to his shoulder, but what if heâd gotten another and has been hiding it? Is he sick or something? You continue to think as you sit at the counter, a million thoughts rushing through your head.Â
Or maybe- did⊠did Pauline or Zendaya spill about my feelings for him andâ you pause and freeze for a moment, giving the girls another begging look, hoping theyâll tell you that itâs not what youâre thinking.Â
âWeâre not telling you. Thatâs all Timmy here,â Pauline comments as she grabs another piece of bacon and pats TimothĂ©e on the shoulder.Â
You again give them another begging look and they just shrug. You then open your mouth to outright plead with them to just tell you.Â
"Breakfast is ready,â TimothĂ©e announces in a short tone as he finishes plating the food and turns off the burner.Â
He grabs a plate in each hand and you grab another before hopping off your chair at the island. You also grab your cup with your other hand before you and TimothĂ©e walk over to the table. You set one plate down as TimothĂ©e sets the ones he has down and the other girls find a seat. You move to get more plates, but TimothĂ©e stops you and motions for you to sit, so you do. Soon heâs walking back to the table and he has the rest of your plates.Â
Together you all start to eat and enjoy each otherâs company, letting the question be forgotten, not to be brought up again.Â
It's been a few hours since breakfast and the earlier conversation had been fully forgotten as you all have been enjoying each otherâs time together. Youâve chatted and caught up on each other's lives, Zendaya talked a little bit about the movie she was filming just before Dune 2 and when it comes out. Pauline talked a little bit about the project she was currently working on as well before the conversation moved onto Dune 2. Zendaya and TimothĂ©e talked about how much fun they have had on set and how sad theyâll be when it fully comes to a close. You were happy that you all actively ignored the reason they were all here: your breakup, seeing as that was the absolute last thing you wanted to talk about.Â
Later the four of you settle into the living room for a movie after deciding to watch one before Zendaya leaves in the morning. You close the blackout window curtains you got for this specific reason as TimothĂ©e sets the movie up. When heâs done he comes over and you lift your blanket, letting him get under it. He lifts his arm and you cuddle up to his side before giving him one of the famous nudges that youâd been talking about earlier, making him chuckle softly. You sit curled up next to him all the way through the trailers and are just about to press the play button before a realization stops you.Â
âDang, I forgot my phone. Iâll be back. Donât you guys dare start the movie without me,â you comment as you push yourself to stand before turning to look at both TimothĂ©e and Pauline, who snicker at the memories of when theyâd do that to you growing up.Â
âWe wonât,â TimothĂ©e promises with a soft smile and you snort.Â
âSomehow I donât believe you,â you tell him and he gasps, throwing a hand up to his chest like youâve just wounded him.Â
âHow can you not believe me? Iâm the most trustworthy person to you here,â he playfully declares and you giggle, making him smile.Â
âYeah, right⊠thatâs the dumbest thing Iâve ever heard you say. Clearly itâs meâŠâ Pauline adds on, making you laugh more when TimothĂ©e gives her an offended look.Â
âGuys. Guys. Stop fighting. Clearly itâs me,â Zendaya remarks with a smirk and both the siblings gasp.Â
âOkay. Y/n, now you have to end this feud. Who is it?â Zendaya asks with a raised eyebrow and everyone looks at you.Â
âWell clearly itâs Zendaya,â you joke and she pumps a fist in the air as the other two gasp.Â
âIâm joking, Iâm joking, I trust all of you equally,â you admit and they all smile.Â
âYou get no cuddles nowâŠâ TimothĂ©e playfully tells you with crossed arms and a very cute pout that makes you just want to kiss him.Â
âNow Iâm going to get my phone. DONâT start the movie without me. Zendaya, watch them, wonât you?â You clearly state as you look at Zendaya, who gives you a thumbs up.
You shake your head, not being able to wipe your grin off your face as you rush back to your room. You look on your bedside table where it should be charging still, but your eyebrows pull together when you donât see it there. You pause to think of where it could be before pulling your blanket up and shaking it, but nothing falls from it. You then lift your pillow where you sometimes shove it under after checking it in the morning. You smile when you indeed find it sitting there like itâs for the tooth fairy.Â
You pick it up and check it real quick, frowning when you see that thereâs one call along with like twenty texts. You open it and frown harder when you see all who all the notifications are from: Malcomđ. You quickly shut your phone off and close your eyes while taking a quick deep breath. You decide to just ignore it for now and just go have fun with the people you love just in your living room.Â
You drop the phone back on the bed, not caring about anything on it anymore before heading back to the living room. You try to forget about it, but itâs all you can think of. Just as you get close your mind finally forgets about it as you hear whispers coming from the living room. You pause right before turning the corner and listen into the conversation, even though you feel wrong for listening in.Â
âDude, are you an idiot?â Zendaya asks rhetorically and TimothĂ©e rolls his eyes.Â
âWould you two not do this right now and drop it?â he asks as he crosses his arms, annoyed with his sister and good friend.Â
âNo, Timmy, we wonât drop this. Weâve both been witnesses to you losing her a hundred times and every time she gets her heart broken or you do. Weâre fed up with watching it all,â Pauline seethes, but keeps her voice in a hushed tone and Zendaya nods in agreement.Â
âListen, weâve seen how heartbroken you get when she gets into a new relationship as well as when those relationships havenât ended well,â Zendaya states a little more calmly then Pauline had.Â
âYou think I like seeing the two that Iâm closest with be heartbroken?â Pauline asks, almost on the brink of tears herself.Â
You know itâs wrong of you to stay here and listen in, but your feet wouldnât move and secretly you really want to hear what he has to say so you donât move. TimothĂ©e thickly swallows and avoids both girls' eyes, not wanting to face his sister's sadness nor Zendayaâs knowing look, because in the end, he knows they are right. Paulineâs eyes soften once she sees her brother's reaction and she stands to go sit with him for a moment.Â
âTimmy, I know youâre really scared to lose her, but we can promise you that wonât happen. Weâve seen you two together. I have more than Z, Iâve seen it since you were thirteen, maybe even longerâŠâ Pauline informs him softly and he looks up at her in shock, making her grin.Â
âYes, you dummy, Iâve known for a long time. Thatâs when you realizedâŠâ Pauline tells him and he gapes at her, not getting any words out.Â
âWeâve all known Timmy. We all see it except you two numbskulls, you both are in love, but too afraid of losing the other,â Zendaya points out and your eyes widen.Â
You think back over all the years Pauline had tried to tell you things like âheâs in love with you,â âWould you just tell him already, Iâm getting bored,â but you never listened. You would always shake your head and tell her that she was crazy. You believed for years that it was always just Pauline seeing what she wanted to see and trying to make it a reality. You never in a million years had the idea that TimothĂ©e could ever really share your feelings. Heâd dated so many other girls that had you believing you would never be his type and you were always questioning if you were even remotely close to them, so why would he ever see you like that? The next words that come from his mouth, however, will confirm either that he does indeed feel the same way or if you get your heart broken all over again in the span of a week.Â
TimothĂ©e stays frozen for a few minutes, stuck in his head as he tries to gather his words. Finally after another moment, he shakes his head with a frown.Â
âShe was just cheated onâŠâ he starts trailing off for a moment as he sits forward, putting his elbows on his knees and clasping his hands close to his lips.Â
âIf I were to make a moveâŠâ he continues, pausing as his sister smiles at him.Â
âI wouldnât do it now. Thatâs just taking advantage of her sadness and I wouldnât ever want her believing that,â he cautiously explains his thoughts and pauses again for a moment before looking at his sister again.Â
âYou guys are right. I do really love her. Iâve never loved anyone like I have and do her, but I canât and wonât do that to her. She needs the time to grieve and get over this,â he finishes off and Pauline sighs, shaking her head in disappointment.Â
âIf only you could see how she looks at you, how she talks about you to me and others. How sheâs talked about you for so, so many years,â Pauline comments sadly as she frowns.Â
She knew where he was coming from, he loved you more than anything and would do absolutely anything for you. She respected that heâd do that, put you first over even himself, but she also knew this was a never ending cycle. She knew he didnât believe a word anyone else around him would say unless it came from your mouth itself.Â
âSheâs right, Timmy. Y/n looks at you like you hung the stars, moon and sun for her. She looks at you with only love,â Zendaya adds on, hoping itâd drive the nail in the coffin, but sadly it doesnât really seem to work.Â
âCan we just stop talking about this before she comes back,â he cuts the conversation there and both girls frown, feeling like itâs just hopeless, but they agree nonetheless.Â
You stood there frozen in place, eyes wide, every breath that had been in your lungs disappeared. TimothĂ©e is in love with you⊠and thereâs no denying it, heâd said it himselfâŠÂ
You silently panic to yourself for another moment before realizing that theyâd start to worry if youâre gone much longer. So you suck in a big breath and quickly pull yourself back up straight. âAct normal, not like you just learned something big. Okay, youâve got thisâŠâ you think as you take your first step. âIf I act like I heard nothing, theyâll never knowâŠâ you lastly think before fully moving to walk back out.Â
To Be ContinuedâŠ
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