round six prompt post - spoilers

[suitsmeme]

ROUND SIX - SPOILER POST
THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FOR SEASON THREE IN THIS POST!!IMPORTANT: Please don't forget to warn for any triggers (these can be found in the Rules post), better to warn when in doubt. If a prompt is not warned for triggers and contains them, it will be screened and you will be asked to re-write it with the appropriate warning.

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Re: fill: ill-fitting black suits (2/2)

[rorywayward]

Instead he leans his head back, closing his eyes and focusing on the rise and fall of his own chest. But that only reminds him of Mike’s parents and how they took their last breath without even knowing it, and suddenly all Harvey can think of is Mike - Mike who must have felt so lost at such a young age. Who allowed himself to let the words, “he’s my oldest friend” mean more than they should have. Who could still smile so brilliantly when Harvey was looking his way. Who couldn’t find it himself to confide in Harvey about the two people he’d loved and lost - but had told Jessica instead, as she calculated his every word and prepared to squash him beneath her six-inch heels.

And maybe that’s what hurt the most. Not that Mike had never told him - because to be completely fair, Harvey has shared so very little with Mike about his own family - but that when the kid was finally willing to share his story, he gave it freely to someone vying only to hurt him. Who was plotting to expose him and fire him and prove he wasn’t Pearson Hardman worthy. Who couldn’t see his worth and potential and inherent decency as a human being - something that Pearson Hardman has been sorely lacking.

Harvey opens his eyes and looks back at the Manhattan skyline - all the lights shining fiercely in the dark - and all he can think is that Mike deserves better. A better life. A better best friend. A better mentor.

A better Harvey.

And he cringes, shame radiating through him, as he thinks of all the times he told Mike he didn’t care or didn’t want to hear about his problems. Because hearing them from Jessica was ten times worse than anything he could have imagined.

Swallowing the last of his drink, he knows he won’t ever let that happen again.

Re: fill: ill-fitting black suits (2/2)

[rippersgirl06]

Very nicely done :-)

Re: fill: ill-fitting black suits (2/2)

[tattooedsiren]

Gorgeous bb. ♥

Re: fill: ill-fitting black suits (2/2)

[rorywayward]

Wonderful fill. Loved your Harvey's pov.