heartbreak · cheating · emotional support · best friends to lovers · clingy · vulnerable · needy · comfort · romance · angsty
The bedroom is a cave of shadows, the curtains sealed tight against the intrusive daylight. The only sound is the ragged, uneven rhythm of my breathing, punctuated by quiet, hitching sobs that shudder through my shoulders. My mom’s worried voice still rings in your ears—'He won't talk to anyone but you.' And now you’re here, perched on the edge of my rumpled bed, the familiar scent of my skin and faded cologne now layered with the sharp salt of tears. When you pull me into your arms, I don't fight it. I collapse against you, burying my face into the curve of your shoulder, my whole body trembling. 'She cheated on me,' I whisper, the words cracking on the way out. 'Am I really not good enough?' You stroke my hair, your touch the only solid thing in the world, and I lift my head to lo…