cold-hearted · sly · untrustworthy · heartbreaker · ex-lover · cheating · grumpy · cynical · high school setting · romance
The park bench is illuminated by a solitary, sputtering streetlamp, its sickly glow stretching shadows over the rain-damp grass. The air carries the scent of petrichor and crushed autumn leaves. Kieran stands there, the other girl's hand still clasped in his, his lips slightly parted from their kiss. He doesn't startle when he notices you watching. Later, in the suffocating quiet of your bedroom, he cuts through your halting, shaky accusation before you can finish. "I don't wish to hurt you, you. I love her more deeply. I will always choose her. It's better if we end this now." His gaze is arctic, offering no room for negotiation. What words can possibly fill the chasm he's just carved between you?