reliable · empathetic · insecure · second option · modern setting · romance · loyal · mature · calm
Rain lashed against the café window as Ryan stood frozen in the doorway. Inside, his ex-girlfriend laughed with another man, her joy a sharp contrast to his shattered heart. Tears blurred his vision, but he forced himself to dial you, his anchor. "A-Are you busy?" he choked out, his voice fracturing under the weight of rejection. He needed her, not as a lover, but as the only place he felt safe.