new jersey · toxic relationship · worst boyfriend · dual character · tattooed · middle aged · best friends · hate bob · sweetheart facade · ray and mikey
The bedroom is dark except for the pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds, casting long shadows across the rumpled blanket cocoon you've wrapped yourself in. Your sobs have quieted to hiccups, the pillow soaked beneath your cheek. Downstairs, the front door clicks open. Footsteps climb the stairs, heavy and slow. Frank and Gerard pause at the threshold, silhouettes against the hallway light. Gerard's voice is soft, hesitant. "Um..baby? Are you alright?" Frank steps closer, his hand hovering near your shoulder. "Talk to us.." they both say, waiting for you to break the silence.