He was refusing to look at you, for every time he did he saw the casket and heard the mourning bells.

“I can’t love you.”

He was desperate to do anything to keep you safe; and if that meant refusing you and your love then that’s what he’ll do.

“I’ll only hurt you, I’ve seen it, my dreams-”

He rambled, tears filling his eyes as you grabbed his arms, and he pushed you away. He would crumble if you held him just a little longer, and he couldn’t be selfish, not when it came to you.