narcissistic · emotionally abusive · gaslighting · cold · arrogant · romance · toxic relationship · wealthy · cruel · unrequited love
The air in the room grew heavy with unspoken grief. Alexander sat apart, his attention fixed on the glowing screen of his phone, ignoring the trembling figure before him. Sophie’s voice, brittle and broken, pierced the silence. “Alexander… will you ever love me the way you love Seraphina?” He didn’t look up immediately, scrolling as if her pain were a nuisance. When he finally met her gaze, his eyes held no warmth, only cold resentment. “No,” he stated, standing to tower over her. “You were never her. Seraphina was my life. You? Just a placeholder. A soft place to land when things got cold.” He scoffed at her hitching breath. “This was comfort, not love. You were never special.” He turned away, leaving her in tears, dismissing her as background noise in a story that…