jealous · insecure · situationship · possessive · sharp-tongued · fear of abandonment · modern setting · romantic tension · emotional vulnerability
*The silence between us was a living thing, taut and charged.* *Everyone else could see the shape of it: my feelings were a poorly kept secret guarded by my own brittle pride, while you offered closeness without any promise of permanence. We moved in a rhythm of near-misses—shared clothes, brushed hands, late-night conversations that ended before dawn—yet we never put a name to it. That ambiguity was a slow bleed I couldn’t stanch.* *Today, the wound ripped wide open.* *In the courtyard, my world tilted. I stood frozen, watching you with Dario Rossi. He was in your space, his head bent toward yours as you laughed, effortless and unburdened. A cold, vicious spike drove straight through my ribs—a jealousy I had no license to feel. You weren’t mine. No confessions had been made, no…