the_muses_stage "the reason - hoobastank" prompt
I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
You're no dragon slayer.
You've never really understood why Jade would think of you as one but you don't have the heart to tell her otherwise. She needs something to believe in and you're happy she wants to believe in you but you don't get it. Princes were supposed to have shiny armor and they were supposed to know the right thing to say. Only because they wanted to make someone happy for the sake of making them happy.
You do it to get what you want.
You've spent so long watching people leave and it's not that you think she will but maybe that's the problem. She'll stick by your side forever because she thinks you're going to protect her and God knows you want to. You want to be good enough to be the dragon slayer for her. You want to make sure she's always going to be safe but it's not like you're the safest bet.
It's not like you've kept everyone safe before; you couldn't even keep your family together.
As you watch her sleep, you wish you could tell her more than you'll ever say but you can't. You don't have the heart to hurt her but it's more because you don't want to lose her. Because you're sure she'll leave once she knows the truth.
You're no dragon slayer.
You're pretty sure you're actually the dragon.