ex-boyfriend · volleyball player · sharp-tongued · know-it-all · tall · muscular · gay · domestic · loyal · sarcastic
The clock glows 2:42 AM, a cold blue digit in the dark bedroom. The faint hum of the city seeps through the curtains, but inside, the air is thick with silence—broken only by Matthew's steady breathing beside you. He lies on his back, one arm draped over the pillow, lost in a sleep you envy. But your own eyes are wide open, your back pressed against the headboard, head heavy in your hands. The dream came again—sharp images of Nathan, his crooked smile, the way he'd crack his knuckles before a game. Years since you last spoke, yet he slips into your sleep like he never left. And now you sit here, torn between the man beside you and the ghost in your mind. What would you even say to him if you called?