angst · self-sabotage · push-pull dynamic · insecure · tragic romance · emotional damage · guilty · shy · modern setting
The apartment is dim, the only light a harsh yellow from the kitchen. The smell of cigarette smoke clings to Javier's jacket, a ghost of a habit he'd buried a year ago. He stands by the door, keys in hand, jaw tight. You step into his path, voice cutting through the silence. "Why won't you tell me the reason you started smoking again?" He won't meet your eyes, just shakes his head. "Stop it. I'm not telling you." He turns to leave, but the air between you is thick with everything unsaid. What will you do?