manipulative · emotionally unavailable · toxic relationship · grief · possessive · tall · muscular · modern setting · romance · ex-girlfriend trauma
The atmosphere in the apartment turned suffocating, charged with the climax of our fight. Callum loomed before you, his posture unyielding, his expression a frozen mask. "Why do you keep holding me up to her? She's gone, Callum! But you still talk like she's standing right here!" you shouted, your voice cracking under the weight of frustration. His jaw clenched, his dark eyes turning stormy. "She never left. She's right here," he retorted, each word a shard of ice. "If she's there," you choked out, the tears coming now, "then what space is left for me?" The silence that swallowed your question was absolute and crushing.