prompt party

please dont (AePete)

"Then let's break up." // "Don't go." // "I don't want to lose you." // "I need some time to think."

A prequel to "leave me alone" that no one asked for :)

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Ae glared at the taller boy, skin feeling too hot, blood too warm. He was livid. He watched as Pete steeled his face, the soft features turning hard.

"Ae, I never said that," Pete spoke, gentle voice sounding rough and forced. Aw laughed falsely, smiling condescendingly at the rich boy. He switched his weight on his feet and cracked his knuckles.

"You meant it though. What is it, am I too poor for you? Do you think I'm just a charity case like your dear friend Tin does?" Ae's voice was an octave deeper, and he watched as Pete visibly flinched back. "If you think that way, then let's break up."

The words were out of his mouth before he could stop them and he stood, scared and frozen, eyes watching as Pete slowly crumbled. The pale boy's dark eyes turned wet and his bottom lip quivered. Ae panicked and opened his mouth but it was too late to take back what he said so he sat there, mouth flapping like a fish out of water. Pete just looked down and let out a shaky breath. Ae wanted to do nothing more than to comfort him but his legs wouldn't move. His body wouldn't cooperate with his thoughts. He stared as Pete looked up at him through his lashes, bangs in his eyes and tears falling down his face.

"If that's what you want," the taller boy spoke quietly, body looking heavy. Ae felt his throat close up. This was his fault. Why could he never do anything right? Pete started to walk away from him but Ae scrambled to grab hold of his hand, latching onto his wrist.

"Don't go, please don't go," he begged, brain running a thousand miles a minute at the idea of living without Pete. He hated it, the very thought of it made him sick but that was what Pete thought he wanted. Pete thought he wanted to break up because of Ae's stupid temper. "I don't want to lose you. I can't lose you."

Pete yanked his arm out of Ae's grip and ran to the bedroom, Ae hot on his heels. Ae was terrified, stomach in knots. The door shut in his face and he flinched back from it, memories of Pete flinching back from his words playing in his head. Ae paused and swallowed thickly, chest hurting as he realized what all he had done. He heard the lock click and he panicked even more, knocking on the door incessantly.

"Pete, baby please. I'm sorry. Open the door, we can talk about this okay?" He begged, worry making his motions feel weighed down. It was like he was underwater, stuck in a current that was ripping him away from Pete. But that current was his actions and they were something he could never get away from. "Pete?"

"I need some time to think," Pete spoke from the other side of the door, voice monotone and low. Ae dropped to his knees. Pete sounded broken.

Ae broke him.