for the song lyric prompt, I'm presenting you the super classic 'with or without you' with the most incredible obsessive love presence and our fave obsessive man: billy
My dear Selene,
I love this song, it’s one of my favorites! Thank you for sending this one in. My head has been wrapped around writing for Rumlow the past couple of weeks and I’ve missed writing for Billy so I hope you like what I did here
Thank you again!
With or Without You
Photos are not mine. They are courtesy of Pinterest/Google.
Pairing: Billy Russo x F! Reader
Warnings: little bit of angst, fluff
Word Count: 1.3k-ish
Summary: You see a picture of Billy that you’re not very happy with
A/N: This is one of my favorite songs even though I don’t like U2 all that much.
As always, thank you for reading! I appreciate it so much and comments, reblogs are welcome and encouraged. Don’t be shy to tell me your favorite part. 💕💕 💕
He was so stubborn but you were too.
Billy Russo made you absolutely crazy. No other man frustrated you like he did but you’ve never loved anyone as much as you loved him either which is why seeing that picture of him online kissing another woman shattered your heart.
The ache you felt in your chest was unlike anything you’ve ever felt before. It was betrayal on another level as tears pricked your eyes scrolling through social media and stopping on a grainy picture of Billy’s lips locked on someone else’s other than yours.
It was from the event that you weren’t able to attend with him because you didn’t feel well.
He told you, “Of course it’s alright, sweet girl. Just get some rest, I love you.”
“I love you.”
Those words were hard for him to say at first, he had never said them and meant it until he fell for you. That’s what he told you, so how could he do this to you? Just like it was difficult to give his heart to someone, it was hard for you to give your heart away too.
All of the others had no problem taking and taking from you but in the end you were alone with a feeling of emptiness from the pieces of you they selfishly took with them when they left.
Against your better judgement, his too, you both opened up your souls to each other, leaving your hearts vulnerable to everything you worked so hard to protect.
Sometimes it was so hard to live with him, even though you didn’t physically live WITH him. The long hours, the constant worrying about him, hoping he was alright taking on so many jobs, and the exhaustion plastered all over his face…you’ve never known anyone that worked as hard as he did.
You didn’t want to live without him though. Billy made you crazy, fights with him made you want to rip your hair out, his jealousy sometimes got out of control but yours did too, hence the rage you felt burning inside your body right now.
You wanted to find that woman and tear her limb from limb, break all of her fingers that were holding Billy’s head in place while she kissed him, and make sure she never messes with another woman’s boyfriend again.
Several texts from Billy came through as you continued to stare at the photo, tears stinging your eyes like stars burning against the night sky.
“Please talk to me, sweet girl.”
“I really need to talk to you.”
“I love you, baby…please answer me.”
Newspapers and websites marketed Billy as an “eligible” bachelor, even though he was in a relationship with you. They built him up to be a local celebrity. From humble beginnings to a handsome successful CEO, Billy Russo was the object of every woman’s affection and you knew what you were getting yourself into when you started dating him but you thought you could handle it.
And you could, until now. You didn’t want to break up with him but you couldn’t look at him or talk to him right now, it hurt too much.
Seeing that photo broke you and no matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t bring yourself to leave the house that day. The caption for the photo made you breathless with anger and caused your mouth to tighten.
“Where’s your girlfriend tonight, Billy Russo?”
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Dark gray clouds blanketed the early afternoon sky while the autumn winds blew around the sparse branches of the trees down below. You could feel the draft coming into your apartment from the weakened seals in the windows that your landlord said he was going to replace months ago. Thankfully your favorite sweater was keeping you warm as you sat down on the couch to enjoy a cup of hot tea.
Loud raps against your door startled you before you could take your first sip, almost spilling the tea into your lap.
“Baby, open the door please! I know you’re home, you haven’t left the house all day.” He said loudly so you could hear him from the other side of the door.
How does he know that? Was he spying on you?
“I don’t wanna talk to you right now, Billy!” You shouted.
Suddenly, the front door flew open and crashed against the wall. Billy had told you before that your front door should be replaced because of how old it is.
Well, he wasn’t wrong and now it definitely needs to be replaced but you were furious because of how far he took it. Just like the door, he was unhinged. But again, that’s Billy. Always quick to fly off the handle.
“WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!!!” You yelled. “ARE YOU INSANE?!!”
You stood up and set your tea on the coffee table as Billy walked over to you.
“I’m not leaving until I explain myself, y/n! I know you’re angry, I know you saw the photo but that woman kissed ME, alright?!! Yeah, I had more to drink that I usually do at these things but I was upset that you weren’t with me last night!” He confessed.
You stood there looking at him with a confused look on your face. You had been to a lot of these fundraiser events with Billy, why was he so upset about you not being at this one?
“I wasn’t feeling well, Billy. I said I was sorry and you said it was ok! Go in my room, the dress I wanted to wear is still hanging on the edge of the door, I didn’t do this on purpose!” You exclaimed.
His expression softened and he was visibly upset, but he wasn’t angry.
Billy lowered his voice. “I know you didn’t, I just…had something planned, that’s all. And I pushed her away as soon as her lips touched mine, ask Frankie.”
You could tell Billy felt terrible for what happened and you…believed him.
“She had been following me around all night. I’m so sorry, sweet girl, I’m sorry.” He said softly.
“What did you have planned, Billy?” You said, remembering what he mentioned a minute ago.
He ran his long fingers through is ebony colored hair and brushed his beard as he paced back and forth, looking very nervous about what he was going to say next.
“I was gonna ask you if…if you would move in with me.” He said.
You felt your stomach drop and start to flutter. Your eyes welled up with tears, happy tears this time.
“Billy…I—I” You started to say.
He interrupted you. “I know we’re together most of the time but on nights that we’re not, I don’t like going to bed alone or waking up alone. I don’t like being without you. I love you.”
Billy inched closer to you, close enough to inhale the scent of his cologne and you felt his warm breath on your lashes.
You snaked your arms around his neck and gazed into his deep brown eyes. “I love you too, handsome. You make me absolutely nuts but I’d rather be with you than without you, so my answer is yes.”
Gently scraping your nails against his scalp, you pulled him closer so you could kiss him which he gladly returned. He loved being touched by you, and only you.
“I told you that you needed a new door, that thing was easy to kick in.” He chuckled.
You playfully slapped his shoulder. “You lunatic, I’m gonna get in so much trouble for that! I know I’m gonna be leaving anyway but you owe me a new door, Mr. Russo.”
He kissed you on the forehead. “I’ll get you a new door, baby…I’ll get you whatever you want.”
Through the storm, we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you
With or without you
With or without you, ah, ah
I can't live
With or without you
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