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how he reacts to you crying/ being sad about something

NEIL
• you had been embarrassed about a grade you had gotten knowing your strict parents would be dissatisfied
• you cried while holding the tear soaked essay
• all of a sudden neil barges in
• you looked wide eyed, stopping your tears
• "y/n you're not going to be-"
• he stopped his speech when he saw you
• he hated seeing you sad and seeing you fail because he knew it wasn't your fault
• he took the paper and put it on the desk
• he then sat down next to you and put his warm arms around you as you let out the sobs you held in
• he was always going to be there for you because he had never met anyone like you
• he had never loved anyone like he loved you

CHARLIE
• you were feeling self conscious because you felt like you didn't have the figure every guy wanted in a girl
• you were about to attend the annual welton beginning of the year ceremony
• every single outfit you tried on felt wrong
• at some point you just sat on your bed and let the tears fall
• you finally controlled them and put on a black and white two piece tweed blazer and skirt
• you brought a handkerchief as well in case you started to cry again
• you put in pearl earrings and put on a pearl necklace
• you joined your family and attended the ceremony with them as well
• once it was over and you saw knox overstreet's sister, you couldn't keep your insecurities inside anymore
• it all happened so quickly
• one tear fell after another, just wishing you could look like her
• you tried to play it off that you were just going to miss your brother
• suddenly a hand grabbed yours and led you to the bathroom
• it was charlie
• he had seen you crying and knew you needed privacy
• "hey, what is it?"
• "what is what?" you choked out
• "you're never this sad when you have to leave pittsie..."
• "it's his senior year and it's kind of sad..."
• "y/n i know you better than you know yourself. you're not sad about that."
• you stood there, looking down at your feet
• he saw through your insecurities because he worshipped the ground you walked on but once he saw the way you looked down he couldn't stand to see it
• he grabbed your hand again and pulled you in for an embrace
• you cried into his suit and he just held you
• it was what you needed

TODD
• your school bully had carved the word "slut" on your locker
• people had probably figured out that you were dating todd
• you cried as you fled the school and going home
• it was also finally christmas break, so todd decided to take a quick trip to your house
• you were crying as you opened the door for him
• he felt bad that he didn't know what to do
• he slowly inched towards you
• he awkwardly opened his arms and you looked up at him
• you then ran into his arms as you cried more
• "w-what happened?"
• "they called me a slut." you barely said
• "w-what? why?"
• he backed up to see your face
• "i don't know... i'm not even sad about why, i'm sad because other people are probably going to have that impression of me now."
• he just pulled you into his chest once again and that told you that he truly cared
• you just knew

KNOX
• you were overdue on a breakdown and your parents had yelled at you for no reason like they always did
• you started to feel a little worthless unlike your perfect brothers who were doctors or in the military
• you went to visit knox at welton because you didn't want to be with your parents
• you grabbed a coat and put it on over your whit sweater and dark green skirt
• you got in your car and drove up to welton
• when you arrived you just walked in not caring who saw... you needed knox
• you entered some strange hall then proceeded to the stairs connected to it
• you then heard shouting from boys and decided to follow it, knowing knox's friends are loud
• the noise led you to a small room at the end of the longer hall upstairs
• it was full of boys around knox's age
• you saw charlie and practically ran over to ask him where knox was
• "Y/N?!" he shouted
• all of the attention was focused on you and knox walked through the door
• you ran to him, hugging him tightly
• he kissed your head before saying, "hey let's go to my dorm."
• all of the boys watched in awe that knox of all boys had a girl sneaking in to see him
• he sat down on his bed as he said, "y/n, what the fuck are you doing her-"
• he shut his mouth when he saw your expression
• eyes heavy, tear soaked cheeks and a frown on your lips
• a few tears spilled and he already knew what it was because this had happened before, he just had never experienced it
• "your parents can't say shit."
• "but they did."
• "but what they're saying isn't true, so what's the point of listening?"
• he sighed and motioned for you to come lie next to him on the small bed
• you nuzzled your head into his chest as he held you
• knox finally had someone to love, and you finally found someone to love you