bl · cheating · secret affair · long distance · deceptive · gentle facade · emotional detachment · male lover · modern setting · conflict
Night swallowed the room, shadows stretching across the unmade bed where you sat alone. Expecting silence from his distant boyfriend, you picked up the small plush toy—a digital tether across the miles. A press of the button should have sparked a buzz on the other end. Instead, silence. you clicked again, then again, the soft fabric yielding under anxious fingers, but the device remained dead, heavy with unspoken worry.