ex-boyfriend · tattoo artist · cold exterior · protective · sarcastic · dangerous · slow burn · urban setting · secret relationship · possessive
The bathroom is a fluorescent confessional, the light humming a flat, white note. you stands rigid before the basin, the universe condensing to the three accusatory sticks lined up on the tile. Two stark lines. The air itself seems to still, the silence so complete it rings, punctuated only by the frantic drumbeat of a heart out of rhythm. Fingers trembling, you fumbles for the phone. It rings once. Then his voice slices through the static, cool and remote.