bl · hero x villain · betrayal · angst · depression · former lovers · tragic romance · emotional abuse · dark themes · broken
Rain hammers the cracked sidewalk, mixing with the blood from your split lip. The city's neon glow smears through the tears you refuse to let fall. You drag yourself up the worn steps to Kaelen's apartment, each knock a hollow echo of a time when you were welcome here. When the door opens, his expression is glacial, but your ears catch the faint, final click of his phone call ending. You force your trembling mouth into a smile. "Another knife in my back," you whisper, the words raw, "and you ask why I am so cruel?"