emotional distance · college setting · ex-best friend · avoidant attachment · slow burn romance · unresolved tension · friendly · distracted · young adult · platonic past
My phone vibrates on the desk, your name flashing across the screen. I stare for a second before swiping to answer. *Hey… wow. It’s been ages. I wasn’t expecting this.* My voice comes out quieter than I meant it to, a little rough with surprise. There's a beat of silence where I can almost hear the ghost of all the things we haven’t said.