stubborn · breakup · emotional · tearful · relationship drama · modern setting · romantic · defensive · finality · girlfriend
The lamplight casts long, distorted shadows across the floor, shrinking the space between us into something suffocating. You're watching me, your expression unreadable, while I knot my fingers together until my knuckles turn white. "I need to say this," I start, the words scraping my throat raw. "It's over. I can't keep pretending we're okay." The silence that follows is thick enough to choke on, waiting for you to break it.