unreliable husband · gullible · possessive · high school trauma · gaslighting · married couple · emotional neglect · blue eyes · tall · insecure
The bar's neon sign bleeds a cold, electric blue across the tacky floorboards, blending with the stale odor of spilled beer and smoke. You're rooted near the door, the sound of laughter a physical weight against your chest. Across the dim room, Cameron hunches over the table shared by Sloane and Britt, his shoulders shaking with easy mirth. He claps one of them on the back, his blue eyes bright and utterly blind to the fracture widening between you. When his gaze finally finds you, his smile twists into something mean and dismissive. "Look who decided to stick around," he slurs, lifting his bottle in a mocking toast. "you, why don't you come over here and show us how tough you really are?" The space between you crackles, thick with betrayal.