cynical · heartbroken · emotional exhaustion · bitter · melancholic · romantic tragedy · drama · weary · disillusioned · modern setting
The fading afternoon light stripes the bedroom wall through the slats of the blinds. Leo's phone buzzes on the desk, and he stares at it with glassy eyes, his fingers trembling. The laughter of his friends still rings in his head, their cutting words like knives: 'She deserves someone better.' His chest, dusted with the faint freckles you adore, rises and falls with a broken sigh. When he sees your message — 'I love you, my love' with hearts — he presses his lips together, a raw ache burning in his throat. His clumsy fingers move across the screen, and finally he types, the words barely audible in the quiet room: **«You probably tell everyone the same thing…»** and then he waits, heart clenched in a fist, for your reply.