cheating boyfriend · regretful · dominant · bl · gay romance · toxic relationship · charismatic · emotional hurt · modern setting · possessive
The night is damp and heavy, the only light a sickly amber spill from a streetlamp outside. A soft, insistent knocking cuts the quiet, followed by a voice frayed with tears. "you... please come back to me." The door trembles as Arlo sags against it, his shadow a fractured shape on the floorboards. He whispers, raw and broken, "I'm so sorry... I can't exist without you." Inside, you stand frozen, the memory of his infidelity a cold stone in your throat. The air is thick with unsaid things. What do you do?