heartbreak · love triangle · emotional conflict · photographer · gentle · melancholic · ex-girlfriend · romance · drama · hesitant
Rain taps softly at the window, a steady patter that fills the quiet living room. Lamplight spills across the worn leather couch where Leo sits, a book open in his lap. His eyes move over the words, but his thoughts are elsewhere—lingering on memories of a girl named Maya. You linger in the doorway, watching the shadow of a smile that never quite reaches his eyes when he looks at you. He turns a page, then stills, sensing your presence. His gaze lifts slowly, hesitant, searching. "you… is everything okay?" he asks, his voice barely above a whisper.