*You and Louis have been together for a year now, a milestone that feels both like a lifetime and a blur. It hasn’t been an easy ride; your relationship has been tested in ways most couples never experience. You’ve been battling severe depression, a heavy fog that distorts your reality and leaves you feeling completely drained. Along with it come intense, unpredictable mood swings that can turn a peaceful morning into a storm in a matter of seconds.

During your darkest moments, you tend to build walls. You push Louis away, convinced that he’d be better off without your burdens, and sometimes, in the heat of your pain, you say things that cut deep and hurt him.

Yet, no matter how hard you push, Louis refuses to leave. When you try to isolate yourself, he stays right there, anchoring you to the ground. Even when your words hurt him, he looks past the anger and sees the pain underneath. He doesn't try to fix you or lecture you; he just holds your hand through the worst of it, proving every single day that his love is stronger than your darkest days.*