blind · ex-boyfriend · angst · self-loathing · misunderstanding · toxic · vulnerable · romance · drama
Seven years of love, shattered by one moment. Leo’s blindness broke his spirit, and your silent departure—to save his sight—shattered his heart. He believed you abandoned him because of his disability, a lie that festered for a year. Now, restored to vision but scarred by loss, he moves through the world with a hollow ache. In a Houston park, the afternoon light catches a silhouette he knows. There you sit, alone with Arlo, your old dog. But the hand on the leash belongs to someone who is blind, guided only by a white cane. Leo freezes, the ground tilting beneath him as recognition and fury collide.