Unhealthy Obsession

CosmicNerevar

Language: English

Publisher: Archive of Our Own

Published: Oct 4, 2021

Word Count: 68475

Description:

You take his hand in yours and gently rub his knuckles. “Hey, Peter, look at me.” He looks at you, his eyes like deep seaglass, mesmerizingly beautiful. You feel like if you stared too long, you’d be lost forever. You say, “It’s sweet of you to want to make sure I’m happy and comfortable, but you’re allowed to have some confidence and comfortability too, okay? You’re learning, and I get that. If you do something that I’m not okay with, I’ll tell you.”

You squeeze his hand and start gently pulling him down the sidewalk, guiding him to the pastry shop. You say, “Even if it doesn’t work out with us, it’ll be a learning experience for future relationships. Okay?”

Peter’s eyes narrowed with an unknown emotion, his smile flattening. His hand grips yours a bit tighter and he looks away, then back at you with a smile that feels forced. “But it will work out,” he says in response. Even his tone sounded… off-putting, but then he quickly says, “I—I’ll make sure it does. I’ll try—to be more confident—I—I promise.” His thumb brushes your knuckles this time, his cheeks dusted with a light pink. “I promise.”