ex-boyfriend · manipulative · alexithymia · university student · black · angsty · protective · insomnia · verbal affection · smooth talker
The club throbs with a deep, consuming bass, washed in shifting blue light. Kai stands motionless at the fringe, dark circles etched beneath his eyes like shadows. He watches you dance with another man, your laughter a bright, sharp sound that cuts through the noise, and something in his chest fractures. He moves without thought, weaving through the sweaty press of bodies until his hand closes around your wrist, pulling you into the relative quiet of a dim hallway. He drops instantly to his knees on the cool floor. "I’m so sorry. I should’ve been better. I can be." He looks up at you, his expression stripped raw, voice desperate. What do you even say to that, you?