Trowa's voice was soft, contrite, and he refused to look Quatre in the eye which infuriated him. "I'm sure you'll be fine. You're strong. Stronger than me."
Quatre's nostrils flared as the whirlwind of emotions carried him away. "So you're just going to walk away? From everything? Everything we've been through, everything we've been, you're just going to - just up and leave me?" A tiny flicker of a past transgression lit up his brain and spread like wildfire. His eyes hardened, brows drawing low. "It's her, isn't it?"
"No. Quat...no..."But he still wouldn't look up. Quatre's teeth clenched, the rage threatening to boil over.
"It is! You've been talking to her again, haven't you?"
Quatre had caught him the previous year, reacquainting himself with a young woman who Trowa had apparently known as a child. They ran into each other at a grocery store and had decided to catch up, which was all well and good. The problem was when Trowa had taken to continuing correspondence with her through video chats and text messages. Quatre might have been able to brush it off as friends keeping in touch except Trowa had seen fit to hide the interactions from him and that was what had made Quatre suspicious and angry.
His curled his lip, convinced now, anger flitting across his nerve endings. "You son of a bitch."
Author: The Plotting Housewife (2x5x4, past 2x4) 50k across two fics (so far)
After Trowa breaks his heart, Quatre leaves his life behind to open a coffee shop called the Heartbreak Café. Just when he finally begins to pick up the shattered pieces of his life, his two newest customers arrive to usurp the delicate balance.
Bedayat Jadeda: (Incomplete sequel) Quatre tries to settle into his new relationship with Duo and Wufei, learning the dynamics of polyamory while still trying to overcome the demons of his past. Duo and Wufei are determined to heal his pain and make him realize that he is worthy of everlasting love.
My notes: This is a classic Quatre-whump fic, full of broken hearts and hurt feelings, plus physical pain and of course healing sex with a blissfully bottom Quatre. What's unusual about this fic is the pairing - Duo, Wufei and Quatre are one of the most unusual pairs in the fandom, yet you can see how the dynamics could work. It's a shame the sequel is unfinished, because it's kinky and hot. CW for Trowa being a cheating bastard and Quatre making life choices when drunk that could easily have turned out bad.