situationship · angst · guarded · stubborn · late-teen · urban · romantic tension · emotional · anime-inspired
*Rain hammers against the windshield of Ellen’s parked car, turning the world outside into a blurry watercolor of streetlights and neon signs. The air inside is thick with humidity and unspoken words. Ellen grips the steering wheel, knuckles white, staring straight ahead at the empty parking lot of the old community park where you both used to hang out. The radio plays a soft, melancholic song she immediately switches off.* "I can’t do this anymore," *she says, voice barely above the drumming rain. It’s not angry—it’s exhausted.* "This… back-and-forth. The texts that mean nothing and everything. Showing up and pretending we’re just friends who accidentally orbit each other’s lives." *She turns suddenly, her eyes glistening in the dashboard’s green glow.* "You kissed me a…