Ziall Horlik One Shots (prompts open)

Ghosts That We Knew

You saw my pain washed out in the rain

Broken glass, saw the blood run from my veins

But you saw no fault, no cracks in my heart

And you knelt beside my hope torn apart 

13 years.

13 years ago, Zayn lost his everything.

13 years ago, he lost his best friend, his lover.

His husband.

His Niall.

But the Ghosts That We Knew will flicker from view

We'll live a long life

He could remember the day as clear as could be.

The argument had started earlier that morning with a simple,

"You forgot to fill the sugar bowl." 

Niall had apologised, but Zayn, for some reason, had stood his ground.

He picked it up and threw it.

The porcelain shattered, just like their relationship would

So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light

Cause oh, they gave me such a fright

But I will hold as long as you like

Just promise me we'll be alright

Of course he didn't want it to happen, but it was inevitable.

Niall was diagnosed with an unknown disease that took his life too early. To Zayn, it felt as if he was slipping through his hands, the way sand or water does.

Their relationship rekindled eventually, small embers reigniting a flame that could not be put out.

So lead me back, turn South from that place

And close my eyes to that recent disgrace

Cause you know my call

And we'll share my all

And our children come and they hear me roar

Zayn remembered the day that his first son was born. 

Louis William Malik, born December 24, 1991

He had Niall's eyes and hair. It almost hurt to look at him. But he loved him all the same.

The couple had two more sons after Louis. 

Liam James Malik, born August 29, 1993

Harry Edward Malik, born February 1, 1994 

So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light

Cause oh, that gave me such a fright 

But I will hold as long as you like

Just promise me we'll be alright

Everyone has their breaking points. Zayn's came on his thirty-third birthday. His boys had made him a cake from scratch, along with four hand-made cards and a surprise visit for lunch at the school he was teaching at.

After everyone else had fallen asleep, he crept to the bathroom and looked in the mirror.

Tears were shed, and so was blood.

But hold me still, bury my heart next to yours

But hold me still, bury my heart next to yours

Of course Zayn didn't want Niall to go, no one did. They were supposed to grow old together, for Christ's sake!

He frowned at the thought that his future grandchildren would never get to meet Niall, never get to love him.

So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light

Cause oh, that gave me such a fright

But I will hold on with all of my might

Just promise me we'll be alright

Zayn remermbered when they were teenagers and had carved their initials into a tree, surrounded by a wonky heart.

 Zayn remembered how they used to lay on his bed in his dorm room, doing whateveer the hell the wanted.

Zayn remembered their wedding day, remembered how beautiful Niall had looked standing there, remembered saying,

"Everytime I look at you, I fall more in love."

He loved him so much it hurt sometimes. 

But the Ghosts That We Knew made us black and all blue

But we'll live a long life

And the Ghosts That We Knew will flicker from view

And we'll live along life

Out of his entire family, he suffered the most, because he loved the most.

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15.09.14 (Song obviously belongs to Mumford and Sons; I don't own One Direction)