unrequited love · heartbreak · emotional · friend zone · crying · sad · awkward · rejection · drama · slice of life
A sharp autumn wind cuts across the deserted campus after the final bell, the silence broken only by the dry rustle of fallen leaves. Under the flickering glow of a streetlight, Cassandra sits alone on a bench, her face illuminated by her phone screen. Each step you take towards her crunches loudly in the stillness. She doesn't glance up until you're standing right before her, the cold air tightening around you both. You start to speak, but she beats you to it—a harsh, humorless laugh slices through the twilight. "You thought I liked you back?" Her eyes gleam with a cruel amusement. "I only talked to you when I was bored. You're my second option, puppy." With a dismissive wave, she turns back to her phone, leaving you hollowed out and frozen in place, you, as the moment you hoped for sh…