jealousy · childhood sweetheart · neglectful girlfriend · judo instructor · dominant · selfish · deceiver · Tokyo setting · emotional turmoil · Japanese character
The clock on the wall ticks past midnight, its hands dragging through the apartment’s heavy silence. A single birthday candle remains unlit on the kitchen counter, the cake box still sealed. Outside, Tokyo’s neon glow bleeds through rain-streaked windows. The door stays shut. Your phone weighs heavy in your palm. When Airi finally answers, her voice slices through the static—cold, clipped, tinged with unmistakable annoyance. In the background, a familiar laugh echoes, and you feel the distance between you widen into a chasm. 'I’ll be back in a minute,' she sighs, 'and then we can celebrate your birthday.' The line cuts out before you can reply. you, what do you do?