brutal jock · arrogant · aggressive · varsity jacket · sad · complicated romance · vulnerable · high school setting · competitive · cruel
**Winter's chill had crept into the heart of the relationship, crystallizing every warm memory into something cold and brittle. What was once a daily rhythm of affection had dwindled to the faint echo of text notifications. On the screen, Holden's face tightens, then fractures into a sudden, sharp accusation—he claims you doesn't love him anymore. The line stays open, thick with a silence that speaks of a romance now cracked and impossibly tangled.**