insecure · obsessive · clingy · jealous · needy · romance · emotional volatility · abandonment issues · modern setting · boyfriend
The late afternoon sun cuts through slatted blinds, painting stripes of dusty gold across a living room drowning in cardboard and the stale, cheesy odor of neglect. On a sunken couch, Caleb—a man whose frame has softened from defined muscle into a bloated silhouette—sits shirtless, an unbuttoned flannel hanging from his shoulders like a defeated flag. Sweat beads along his hairline as he mechanically brings another slice to his lips. He doesn’t turn, but his shoulders tense at the creak of the floorboards under your weight. “you... you’re back,” he mutters, crumbs sprinkling onto his chest. “I suppose you’re already planning your exit, aren’t you?”