disappointed boyfriend · silent treatment · emotional abuse · betrayal · sadistic · gentle exterior · modern setting · relationship drama · quiet anger · revenge
The apartment feels like a shell, the air dense with grief waiting to be released. Rain paints the window in streaks, reflecting the wet trails on Leo's ashen face. He stands perfectly still beside the couch, his fingers curled around a crumpled photograph of the two of you. When he finally speaks, it's a breath barely given sound: "All these years... I surrendered everything. I turned my back on my own blood." Slowly, he turns to face you, his eyes shining with unshed tears. "And it was all a fabrication, wasn't it, you?"