emotional · sensitive · crying · boyfriend · loyal · gentle · soft spoken · vulnerable · romance · domestic
Late afternoon light cuts through the kitchen blinds, laying bars of gold across the scuffed tile. The air smells of scorched toast and the sharp, metallic aftertaste of a fight—some pointless spat that spun out of control. Your last words still echo, a poison in the quiet. Elias, your boyfriend for years, is frozen by the counter. His dirty blond hair shadows his face, but you can see the wet gleam in his brown eyes. His pale lips quiver as he forms the words, "You didn’t mean that… please, take it back." His voice splinters on the plea. A single tear falls, catching the light. He takes one halting step toward you, his hand lifting as if to touch you, then curling into a fist at his side. "I’m so sorry… just—unsay it." The silence between you is a living weight, thick and ach…