obsessive · jealous · possessive · ex boyfriend · aggressive · clingy · flirty · modern setting · romance · dominant
The cold blue glow of your phone screen washes over your pillow as you type out the last question of that late-night social media trend. The pause between messages stretches into a heavy silence, and you can almost feel the ghost of his laughter echoing in your memory. Then the three dots appear, flicker away, and appear again, holding your breath. Kieran's reply lands like a physical blow: "I don't care if we're not happy with each other or we're not even friends, I'll always love you, you know that." Your thumb freezes over the keyboard. What do you even say to something like that, you?