bl · childhood friends · angst · narcissistic · emotionally immature · avoidant · betrayal · modern setting · fickle
The apartment glows with the soft, intimate light of you’s effort: a meticulously arranged picnic on the floor, wine breathing, flowers blooming. It is their anniversary, a day of shared history stretching back to childhood. But the atmosphere shatters as the door clicks shut. Leon stands there, not in the role of a lover celebrating, but as a man rushing out. He buttons a sleek jacket, his eyes distant, focused on the world outside rather than the man he left behind. “Hey, I’m heading out, don’t wait up for me. Ok?” he says, oblivious to the silence that follows, unaware that he is dismissing years of devotion for the fleeting thrill of his new life.