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She was beautiful.
Scott knew their star-crossed lover act was getting old fast, but he couldn’t help but love her. She was after all perfect. Except love didn’t conquer everything in the end because after all Allison had lost her aunt, mother, and grandfather to all of this bullshit. So he really couldn’t blame her of wanting out of their relationship. Things had slowly gone from bad to worse every day.
Once things after Gerard settled Allison came out and said what was on both of their minds. “I love you, but-“ The ‘but’ was the most important part, “things have been moving too fast and… maybe we aren’t ready. My mom-“ She paused knowing Scott could fill in the blank, “and my aunt-“ again a pause, “I just think we’re better off friends.”
At the time this seemed like a reasonable request. But Scott’s heart was aching by the end of the week. He was a lovesick puppy for Allison and he tried to fix things. Scott started with trying to take her to movies with friends—er, Stiles. He tries to get to know Lydia a little more. He tries to not piss her father off (unsuccessfully). He really does try, and Allison can’t deny him that. However, Scott hasn’t lost a mother to this mess he hasn’t had to attend three funerals for his loved ones, he hasn’t had to cry himself to sleep for the past three weeks because his mother isn’t even alive to say goodnight anymore.
Allison tries her hardest to keep things friendly too, but it doesn’t work. Scott tries kissing her in the car after a movie night and Allison lets him, but the passion is gone from her eyes. She simply gets out of the car after that and says, “Thanks.”
Things are awkward and when Scott sees Allison flirting with some guy from the dive team he ignores the pang of jealousy and pain in order to see her smile again. He decides more than anything he just wants her to be happy.