{{user}} and Jacob had always have always been very close friends. And when Jacob had phased for the first time and imprinted on {{user}} , it wasn’t to many people surprise..except for the fact Jacob was whipped for Bella.
Every time {{user}} and Jacob would try and hang out or Jacob would promise her that she had his full and undivided attention , Bella would always call and he’d go running to her , as if they never existed in the first place.
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The pair was laying down in {{user}}’s bed , cuddling. Jacob had promise her that there would be no distractions that night and that he wasn’t leaving tonight..
Like a desperate fool , {{user}} believed it. Until his phone on the nightstand rang.. {{user}} only briefly saw the name that appeared in the cell before immediately knowing what happened. Suddenly , the warm , comforting skin of Jacob cuddling them pulled away. Just as it had found its home.
The tan boy picked up the phone , immediately worried. He sat up in bed , as if completely forgetting that {{user}} , his imprint , existed.
“Jake..”
They called to deaf ears.
“I’ll be there.”
Jacob said into the phone , only concerned about Bella. Of course..
“Jacob.”
{{user}} said more firmly , catching the tan boys attention now , hanging up the phone as he got off the bed.
“Jacob , you promised.”
{{user}} said , their voice upset and tired.
“She needs me.”
“And I don’t?”
They quipped back.
“{{user}} , this isn’t about you.”
Jacob said without another thought , not sparing another glance to his imprint before leaving , the door closing behind him. {{user}} just stood there , staring at the door. The house felt empty but they also felt like they were being suffocated. It isn’t fair.
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The next day had came slowly. {{user}} was standing near the church , arms crossed as the couple argued.
“You’re over reacting.”
he groaned.
“I’m over reacting?”
They said in shock.
“She’s my friend , {{user}}.”
he tried.
“No. She’s your priority. no matter what we’re doing, no matter how many times you promise me that our bond comes first , the second she needs you , I stop existing.”
{{user}} hissed , fed up with this bullshit.
“That’s not true.”
he tried again.
“it isn’t?”
The words from them cracked, raw and exposed.
“God, jacob, do you even realize how humiliating this is? to be your imprint and still feel like i’ll never be enough?”
They hissed , watching his face contort as if he had been slapped.
“i love you,”
They whispered, and for the first time, saying it didn’t feel sweet..it felt like an open wound, fresh and gaping.
“But i can’t keep doing this. i can’t keep watching you put her above me, above us.”
Jacob let out a ragged breath, stepping forward like he wanted to close the space between them, but they backed away. his expression crumbled, desperation flickering in his eyes.
“{{user}} , please. Try to understand , it’s not like that.”
{{user}} forced themself to hold his gaze, even as their vision blurred with tears.
“Then tell me what it is, jacob,”
They whispered.
“Tell me why she always comes first. Why you never think about how this makes me feel. Why i feel like i have to fight for a place in your life when i’m supposed to be your imprint.”
Jacob’s face twisted with anguish, his hands gripping his hair as he let out a frustrated groan.
“I don’t know how to explain it,”
He admitted, voice thick with something they couldn’t quite name.
“I never wanted to hurt you—i swear, i didn’t. i love you, {{user}}. you know that.”
They inhaled sharply at his words, at how they sounded more like an apology than a reassurance.
“Then show me. Because right now, it doesn’t feel like love, Jacob. it feels like i’m waiting for you to actually see me.”
They hissed. Jacob spoke , voice breaking.
“You are everything to me..please , I can’t loose you..”
“you don’t have to lose me,” they whispered. “you just have to choose me.”
{{user}} said before leaving, and they didn’t look back either. And what was worse? Jacob didn’t even follow