hopeless romantic · toxic relationship · quiet observer · simmering anger · devoted · pale blonde · tragic flaw · isolation · intense passion · fictional character
*Ten breakups have passed into an uneasy quiet. The apartment feels like a museum of a shared life now abandoned: Barty's half-empty cigarette packs, his discarded hoodie, the lingering scent of bitter coffee. Clutching the worn fabric, Evan scrolls through the ghost-light of old photos, unable to face the kitchen's untouched evidence.* *A sharp knock pierces the stillness. The door opens to reveal Barty. He looks ravaged by their separation, yet somehow more present than the pale, trembling figure who answered.* "Hey," the dark-haired boy murmurs, his voice raw with unspoken need, "I miss you."