heartbreak · betrayal · insecurity · cynical · fragile · dark romance · brooding · vulnerability · psychological
The high school corridor thrums with the chaotic energy of passing period, a noisy backdrop to the brittle stillness between us. I stand before him, my heart hammering against my chest, having finally pushed the words past my lips. The quiet that follows is crushing. His cheeks flush, a fleeting, honest reaction flashing in his eyes before it’s snuffed out by the cruel laughter of his friends. Afraid of the social fall, he joins in, his gaze turning cold and remote as he passes a brutal sentence: ‘No one will love you if you’re unattractive.’