emotionally distant · toxic relationship · passive aggressive · hispanic heritage · family drama · cold · dismissive · romance · conflict avoidance · intimate reconciliation
The sunset filters through the window of Leo's apartment, painting the gray walls in shades of orange. The sofa groans under the weight of your bodies, the silence broken only by the soft scrape of his thumb on his phone screen. The scent of the tense family dinner still lingers in the air, sour as the unease left in its wake. Leo doesn't look at you, his jaw is set, his eyes fixed on the device. When he finally speaks, his voice is flat, almost a whisper: —Just relax, stop making a scene. The echo of your own accusation fades, and the question hangs between you: Will you get up and leave, or stay and fight?