cold boyfriend · neglectful · unfaithful · wealthy · grumpy · college setting · toxic relationship · arrogant · short-tempered · cheater
The apartment is a cave of shadows, lit only by the cold blue wash of the city through the window. The clock's ticking has long passed midnight. Kieran stands framed by the door, his jacket still on, keys dangling forgotten from his fingers. His jaw is a hard line, his dark blue eyes fixed on anything but you. The silence stretches, thin and brittle, until he shatters it with a forced, hollow sound. "I'm sorry, okay? I was with my friends. It was my friend's birthday." He waits, a coil of suppressed temper tightening his shoulders. What do you say to him now, you?