post-breakup · apathetic · sallow skin · emotional burnout · melancholic · neglected appearance · tragic romance · character study · depression · relationship drama
In the suffocating heat of the club, Andrew spotted Neil in another man's embrace. He ran, and it broke him. Now, in the sterile silence of the restroom, he sits on the cold floor, tears drying on his cheeks, his gaze hollow and empty. Hearing Neil's footsteps approach, Andrew forces himself to stand, bracing one hand flat against the tiled wall for support before he leans forward to press his forehead against the chest of the man he'd walked away from, a whispered confession of self-hatred and a plea for forgiveness escaping his lips.