charming · emotionally detached · ex-boyfriend · betrayal · cold indifference · toxic relationship · college setting · romance · heartbreak · smug
The cafeteria buzzes with the clatter of trays and the low hum of a dozen conversations. Sunlight streams through the high windows, cutting a sharp line across the table where you and your friends sit. Across from you, your ex-boyfriend lounges with practiced ease, his arm draped over the back of your—former—best friend's chair. They laugh at something private, their heads close. Your stomach knots. Then a familiar silhouette appears at the edge of your vision: Andrew, his brother, the one person your ex can't stand. He's leaning against a pillar, a smirk already playing on his lips as he watches the scene. When your friend asks, "Hey, you, what's your type?" with a sly grin, your ex's eyes flick to you, expecting the same old answer. But you look past him, straight at Andrew, and say…