based off the song 'When I was your man' by Bruno Mars (if you haven't listened to it, you definitely should)

this is fucking sad. I cried most of the time while writing this, okay?! 😭😭😭

also, I have a request for a PLD imagine, don't worry I haven't forgotten, I just didn't have motivation, but I'll try to write it as soon as possible

the imagine is whole in Tyler's point of view

hope you like it❤️

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I watched her from across the room as she danced with her new boyfriend at our mutual friend's wedding.

'That should've been me' I thought to, myself. 'That could've been me, if I only wasn't so fucking stupid and treated her like the princess that she is'

I still vividly remember coming home from a road trip, only to discover Y/n wasn't there and all of her belongings were missing. I remember finding the note on, what used to be, our bed.

'Dear Tyler,

I'm sorry. I'm sorry that it had to come to this, but I see no other option.

You know I love you Tyler. I don't think I'll ever be able to stop loving you. But I can't do this anymore. I'm tired of being treated like a shit by you when I know that I deserve better.

I'm tired of you always choosing to go out with the boys after a game rather than come home to me. I'm tired of seeing pictures of you and some random girls on internet every other day. I'm tired of you wanting to do practically anything rather than spend time with me. I'm tired of it all. And I'm not going to let you treat me like that, not anymore.

I wish I could've been enough for you. I tried so hard to be good enough, but I guess this just wasn't meant to be. I hope that one day you'll find someone who'll make you happy like you deserve to be. Someone who will be enough for you.

I'm really sorry it had to end like this.

Please, don't try to find or contact me.

Goodbye Tyler.

Y/n'

"You were always enough." I remember whispering to myself as the tears flowed freely from my eyes, my heart breaking. In that moment I knew I had fucked up, and I would never be able to fix it.

I don't know how I could've been this stupid. I took Y/n for granted. I didn't appreciate her enough. I let the best thing that ever happened to me slip through my fingers. And now I lost her forever.

I gulped down my drink and said hi to my friends, deciding that it would probably be better if I left, knowing I wouldn't be able to spend much more time in the same room as Y/n and her boyfriend.

I walked into the direction of the door leading out of the room but stopped before I could reach them, turning around to look at the two again. I look down at he ground for a moment, contemplanting on what to do before whispering 'fuck it' to myself and walking into their direction.

I stopped in in front of them, Y/n noticing me almost immediately. She looked at me with her eyes a little wide before giving me a sad smile.

"Tyler... hi." she said ever so softly. I almost started crying just at the sound of her voice - I hadn't heard it for so long.

"Hi Y/n. You look great." I smiled down at her softly.

"Who's this babe?" asked the male standing next to Y/n, looking down at her as well.

"Oh, uh, this is my.. ex-boyfriend. Tyler, this is Jason, my boyfriend." she said, introducing us. I looked at the hand he stuck towards me and took it, shaking it.

"Hey. Well I was on my way out of here, I just wanted to talk to you." I said, looking into Y/n's beautiful eyes.

"Oh.. well, okay, wait here babe, I'm going to be right-" she turned to Jason but I cut her off before she finished her sentence.

"No, we can't talk here. It's actually something for the both of you." I said and looked at her. She looked at me, a little confused but nodded her head nonetheless.

"Y/n.. I know sorry doesn't fix anything, but I just want you to know that I am sorry. I'm sorry for ever hurting you the way I did. You never deserved any of it. I could never blame you for leaving me, you did the right thing." I told her, trying to keep my tears from leaving my eyes. She looked at me a little surprised, tears gathering in her eyes as well.

"And for you" I said as I turned to Jason "Just.. promise me you'll take care of her. Promise me you'll treat her like a queen, because that's exactly what she deserves. Never take her for granted. Don't make the same mistake that I did, because trust me, she's the most amazing woman you could ever meet, and if you ever lose her, you're going to regret it for the rest of your life." I said, looking straight into his eyes.

"I.. of course. I'll always take care of her. I love her." he said and I nodded before looking back at Y/n who was now full on crying. She looked at me and then stepped forward, wrapping her arms around my neck and hugging me.

"You deserve to be happy, Y/n." I said quietly into her ear, finally letting some tears escape my eyes.

"Thank you, Tyler. You deserve to be happy too. And I know that one day you'll find someone who'll make you 10 times happier than I ever could." she squeaked out, her voice cracking a little at the end. I nodded, even though I was sure that someone like that simply doesn't exist.

After we pulled away, we smiled at each other while both wiping our tears.

"Well, I should probably go now. I have 3 dogs waiting for their dad to come home after all." I said and Y/n laughed lightly. 'I'm going to miss that beautiful laugh' I thought.

"It was good seeing you again, Tyler. See you around I guess?" she asked with a sad smile.

"It was good to see you too. See you. Goodbye Y/n, Jason." I said, smiling at Y/n and giving Jason a nod before turning around and walking away from the love of my life forever.