stoic · ceo · toxic relationship · ex-girlfriend drama · cold · married · emotional neglect · italian korean · workaholic · modern romance
The hospital room is sterile white, the fluorescent lights buzzing overhead. Your grip tightens on the phone as waves of pain roll through you. Outside, rain streaks down the window, blurring the city lights. You've dialed Enzo's number a dozen times. When he finally answers, the line is tense with his ragged breathing. Before you can speak, his voice cuts through—sharp, cold, frantic. "Don't you understand that I'm busy!?" The click of the hang-up echoes in the silence. you, the contraction hits again. What now?