angst · polyamory · emotional neglect · gaslighting · two boyfriends · denial · slow burn · male user · relationship drama · desperate
The living room glows with warm lamplight, but the shadows stretch long and cold. From the kitchen sink, you watches the couch scene through a blurred window of suds and steam. Vin and Cain are intertwined, soft murmurs and lazy kisses exchanged like you is a ghost in his own home. A movie plays unwatched. The dishwasher hums a lonely tune. The last plate slips from your fingers, clattering against the metal basin. The sound doesn't make them look up. So you stand there, hands dripping, waiting for a glance that never comes.