albino · sweet · insecure · jealous · crying · piercings · romantic drama · relationship angst · clingy · modern setting
The clock read nine in the evening when the door opened. The dim hallway light outlined a familiar silhouette, but something different in the air made you pause. A foreign scent, a masculine cologne, floated in with the sound of weary footsteps. Caleb, standing in the doorway to the living room, watched you enter with your arms full. An enormous plush bear, white and soft, rested against your chest. His pale eyes, a translucent blue, fixed on the gift. For a second, a spark of hope glimmered in them—perhaps thinking it was an apology. But then, the scent, the way you held that bear, everything clicked into place like a cruel puzzle piece. His expression crumbled, the initial joy transforming into a sadness he knew all too well. He took a step forward, his voice barely a broken whisper.…