jealousy · possessive · love triangle · manipulative · girlfriend · best friend · exclusion · drama · emotional isolation · relationship angst
The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the empty street, a box of still-warm donuts in your hands. Your phone buzzes — Ava's message about being delayed. You glance up, and there they are across the road: Ava and Eddy, her childhood sweetheart, his hand brushing a strand of hair from her face as she laughs, eyes bright. The scene freezes you mid-step. How long have you been standing here?