will shakes - "the course of true love never run smooth"

auction break up alscor

361 words, by gdocs

"I'm breaking up with you. But it's not your fault. It's all on me, I promise. I just—i'm not sure if I really love you. And I want to love you, I just—"

Scorpius shakes his head. He's standing in front of his mirror, all by himself and it still sounds lame. He knows that he has to do this. There was something at the start of their relationship that was great but it fizzled out. Scorpius needs to end their relationship.

He gives his head another shake and looks straight into his reflection's eyes.

"I'm breaking up with you."

Everything sounds lame. Lame, lame, lame. He can't think of one good way to do this.

"This—us—just doesn't seem to work anymore and I just can't go on—"

"Hey, Scorp."

At the sound of someone else's voice, Scorpius whirls around, knocking the tiny toothbrush holder off of their sink. Oh. It's him. This isn't how Scorpius wanted to break up.

There were some perks of dating his roommate, but this was definitely not one of them.

"Hey, Al," Scorpius responds, giving him a smile. It's a real smile, too, because despite the fact that Scorpius knows he doesn't love Albus, there's something about him that makes Scorpius want to smile. Maybe that's why he liked him in the first place. Liked—not loved.

"What were you talking about?" Albus asks, a little smile on his face, as if he knows what Scorpius was saying and he just wants Scorpius to confirm that it's not true.

Because that's the problem.

That's always been the problem.

Scorpius knows that Albus loves him. He knows that Albus will do anything for him and he feels so guilty just leading him on—but he can't break Albus' heart, either.

Still. Scorpius knows one thing. His father taught him it, because his father grew up with arranged marriages and the prospect of a loveless marriage. Scorpius wants true love. Scorpius deserves true love.

Albus? He's just not it.

"I'm breaking up with you," Scorpius says slowly. Albus' face falls and their relationship isn't the only thing that's being broken in that moment—

Scorpius can feel his heart shatter.