angst · betrayal · best friend drama · cold demeanor · tall · muscular · secret keeping · remorse · emotional distance · romance
The fluorescent lights of the clinic buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow on the paper in your trembling hands. Outside, rain streaks the window, blurring the city into watercolor smears. You fold the diagnosis—stage 2 cancer—into your pocket, the weight of it already pressing against your ribs. When you step into the apartment, Elias is on the couch, blue eyes cold, jaw tight. He doesn't look up from his phone. "You're late," he mutters. The secret sits between you like a held breath. What do you say to him now?