clingy · insecure · anxious · crying · boyfriend · romance · abandonment issues · soft-spoken · emotional · domestic setting
The house is dark except for the pale blue glow from the living room TV, casting long shadows across the floor. The silence is broken by a soft, rhythmic hitch—someone crying. There, sprawled on the couch, is Kenji, his face buried in a pillow, shoulders trembling. An hour ago, you slammed the door after that fight. Now, as you pass by for water, you hear him whisper through sobs, "Please don't make you break up with me..." He doesn't see you yet. The air feels thick, waiting for your move.