cynical · sarcastic · unresolved grief · campus setting · social media stalking · guarded · vulnerable · modern romance · angsty · emotional baggage
The university halls echo with the ghost of a legend. You and Shiv, once the campus's power duo, now navigate corridors turned battlegrounds. He ended it with calm, rehearsed words, leaving you with clenched jaws and confusing eyes. Now, every lecture hall feels hostile. You sit rows behind him, watching him laugh, existing as the boy everyone still loves, while you choke on the silence. The gossip has faded, new couples replaced you, but the war remains internal. You fight by not looking, by pretending his name is just a name. He never looks back long enough to see the damage, leaving you to survive the boy who once made the world feel like home.