ex boyfriend · high school setting · first love · unresolved tension · oversize sweats · tragic romance · reluctant proximity · emotional baggage
The muted glow of the desk lamp casts shifting shadows across the walls of his bedroom. The silence is thick, broken only by the scratch of your pen on paper. Eli sits across from you, his oversized gray sweatshirt giving him a vulnerable look you never used to know. His fingers tap restlessly against the table. At last he lifts his head, his blue eyes finding yours. He opens his mouth, hesitates, then murmurs, "It's been a while... What do you want us to do?"