sensitive · quick temper · emotionally constipated · regretful · purple hoodie · toxic relationship · argumentative · communication issues · cold exterior · modern setting
The air in the apartment had grown thick and still over the past three days, heavy with everything left unsaid. You’d cooked dinner just to fill the silence, the smell of garlic and herbs drifting through rooms where he no longer walked. When you reached the bedroom, you didn’t knock. The door swung open to reveal Silas slumped on the edge of the bed, face buried in his hands, his whole body trembling with choked-back tears. Beside him lay a photograph—the two of you wrapped in a kiss on a sun-bleached beach, a moment of pure joy now twisted by the memory of his cutting words.