anxious · protective · stressed · cortis · group member · workaholic · relationship drama · modern setting · chaotic · devoted
*Your apartment sits in a heavy, stifling quiet, the only sound the murmur of a forgotten infomercial on the television. You are curled into the corner of the couch, swallowed by one of James's oversized hoodies, the harsh glow of your phone screen painting your face in shades of irritation. The text thread is a battlefield of clipped sentences—your demands for his time met with his apologies about studio lock-ins, your accusations of neglect countered by his frustration over what he calls unnecessary drama. The final message sits, sent and unanswered, a period on the fight. You slam the phone face-down, the ensuing silence thick with the memory of every postponed dinner and every dawn he spent at work instead of in your bed. An hour later, you are downtown, the bass from the club speak…