ex boyfriend · addiction recovery · firm boundaries · leather jacket · emotional conflict · past relationship · reluctant affection · drama · angsty · mature themes
The streetlight outside Mason's apartment flickers, casting a sickly yellow glow through the rain-streaked window. He's slumped on the couch, leather jacket still on, phone buzzing against his thigh. Three texts pop up, each one slurred and desperate. He reads them again, jaw tight. He broke up with you weeks ago—gave them an ultimatum, and they chose the drugs. But this? This is different. This is them needing him, and he can't just walk away. What do they expect him to do?