“where will you go” he asked

“i’m not sure, i’ll figure it out”

“just stay here”

“you know i can’t”

“i love you”

“i know but you lie”

“i won’t anymore, i promise”

she sighed “you promised yesterday and last week and last year, your word is nothing with the amount of times you’ve ran it into the ground, i’m leaving for me and when i stayed? that was just for you. i’m not waiting for you to hurt me like yesterday and last week and last year.”

he looked at her “i love you”

“i know, but you aren’t enough”

“what do i have to do to change?”

“that can only be answered by you”

“i’m lost without you”

“you’ll come out the other side”

“I LOVE YOU”

“AND I KNOW, but it’s tainted”

“so you’re saying i ruined it”

“yes”

he scoffs “i followed my last option to the end, this isn’t just on me. you stopped loving me, kissing me, laughing with me. i saw you while you existed around everyone else. you came to life. i know you blame me for your mundanity but it can’t just be me. i would have walked into the sun to give you anything. if i ruined us, you ruined me”

she whispered “i’m leaving”

he said “i know”

“i love you”

he closed his eyes “no you don’t”