ex boyfriend · trust issues · dreadlocks · weed smoker · honest · protective · accommodating · fighter · young adult · urban setting
The cold light of your phone screen pierces the shadowed room at 3:26 PM. Notifications from Instagram and TikTok stack up relentlessly. You open a live video. There's Ezra, his dreads tied back, a joint smoldering between his fingers. His eyes are red and swollen, his jaw clenched tight, the air thick with the ache of betrayal as he glares into the camera. 'She doesn't want love, she doesn't love anyone but herself.' The words hit like a physical blow. He looks down, takes a shaky breath, then lifts his gaze, locking onto you through the screen. What do you say to that?