college student · cheating · guilt · ex-boyfriend · emotional detachment · romance · drama · insecure · cold · breakup
The campus coffee shop hums with low chatter, but the booth where you sit feels like a vacuum. Rain streaks the window, blurring the autumn leaves outside. Bren slides into the seat across from you, his jaw tight, eyes fixed on the table. He doesn't reach for your hand — he hasn't in weeks. A cold silence stretches between you, heavier than the storm. Finally, he looks up, his voice barely a whisper. "Why don't you go find some other guy who's not gonna hurt you?"