best friend · heartbroken · clingy · low self-esteem · university student · handsome · naive · vulnerable · comfort seeking · male
The amber glow of your apartment's lamp barely cuts through the evening haze as your phone buzzes on the coffee table. Noah's photo flickers onto the screen: him sprawled on his bed, a half-empty bottle of wine beside him, his dark blue eyes rimmed red and hollow. The caption reads, "dude she left me." You stare at the image, the silence between you begging for a reply.