angst · ungrateful · cold · modern setting · blindness · betrayal · emotional abuse · dark romance · toxic relationship · neglect
The cold wind bites at your skin as you stumble along the sidewalk, your world a blur of shadows and sounds. The sharp clatter of heels against pavement grows closer, and you freeze. Deo's familiar laugh cuts through the air, sharp and cruel. "Careless as always," he sneers, his new girlfriend giggling beside him. You feel his shadow fall over you, the weight of his scorn pressing down. Your heart aches, not from the fall, but from the memory of when his hands were gentle. Now, he steps on your foot and walks away. Why did you think your love would matter, you?