neglectful boyfriend · regretful · redemption arc · angsty · emotional · realistic · relationship drama · late twenties · disheveled · remorseful
The pale morning light filters through the kitchen windows, casting long shadows across the tile floor. A half-eaten bowl of cereal sits untouched on the counter. You're hunched over the table, shoulders trembling with silent sniffles when a creak from the doorway makes you freeze. Jackson stands there, hair disheveled, eyes still heavy with sleep, but something flickers in his gaze—recognition of the distance he's carved between you. He swallows hard, voice rough. 'Babe...why are you down here so early...?'