Mason Mount (ft. Declan Rice) - Level Up

                                    

                                          
Mason thinks that breaking up with her was the wrong decision. She says they can't make the same mistakes if they get back together.
[Inspired by "Level Up" by Sigrid]
Published: 03/09/2022
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it's been a looooong time since the last time i wrote for mason! i hope you guys enjoy this one! you can listen to the song to set the mood~ comments and vote are really appreciated! thank you<3

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She hated sprinkles. She never wanted them in her doughnuts or cakes. She hated lemon and orange scented air fresheners. She loved the smell of new books and petrichor. She loved cheesy romantic-comedy movies, always spent her time watching one of those movies whenever she was feeling stressed.
As Mason lay in the cold bed, staring up to the marble off-white ceiling, he found himself listing the things she liked and disliked. He'd brought his nieces to their favourite doughnut place earlier today, and the youngest couldn't stop asking for the pink doughnut with pink sprinkles. And the first thing that had popped up in his mind was how she, his now ex-girlfriend, hated sprinkles.
Mason had thought that separation was the best decision. Even worse, he'd thought that it was what he wanted. Months of miscommunication and misunderstanding, he'd grown tired of it and wanted it to end, thinking that they just weren't meant for each other.
But he'd been sleeping in the guest room at his sister's house and every day, he felt the bed getting colder. It annoyed him that he knew that tomorrow morning he would wake up with a groan, because he would expect to see her beside him when he woke up and wouldn't find her, just like the days before.
She still lived inside his mind. And maybe... Maybe he had made the wrong decision.
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A scornful laugh pierced Mason's ears as he felt his heart slowly sinking. He was paying Declan a visit at his house. His mind was getting more and more clouded, he'd thought that sharing about this matter to Declan could clear his mind a little bit. But his best friend was not really helping.
"I told you to really think about it, mate. Before you make the decision, not after," Declan commented as he aimed for the yellow-coloured pool ball, preparing to take the shot. He'd invited Mason to play pool, thinking that it could ease Mason up a little bit. "It's been what? Four weeks?"
"Yeah, four weeks of hell." Mason watched as Declan took the shot. The yellow ball went down into the corner pocket.
"So is this the reason why you haven't moved out of the house and kept staying at your sister's? 'Cause you wish that you wouldn't need to move out?" It felt like Declan was reading him. But Mason didn't even have the courage to admit that he'd been making excuses so he could postpone the moving out part as long as he could. 
"I don't know, mate, honestly, I don't f*cking know." He shook his head ever so slightly, walking around the table. "All I know right now is that I've made the wrong decision."
"How do you know?"
Mason took the shot, but the ball hit the cushion and bounced. Nothing in his life was going well right now, even playing pool. Yes, his football definitely could do better, but his mind had been troubled by his personal life and it was affecting how he played on the pitch.
"'Cause I've realised that I haven't fallen out of love. Not even halfway there," Mason answered, letting out a long, heavy sigh. He looked up and met Declan's questioning eyes. "I tried to remember all the reasons I like her, and the list is still longer than the things I don't like about her. I've always liked her as a person. I still do."