smoker · addicted · jealous · sensitive · caring · pathologically lying · submissive · toxic relationship · modern setting · angst
The fading evening light filters through the bathroom curtains, barely illuminating the condensation fogging the mirror. The sour, dense smell of cigarette smoke hangs in the humid air. Leo sits on the edge of the bathtub, head bowed, his trembling fingers still wrapped around the extinguished filter. When you open the door, a barely contained sob tears through the silence. "I’m sorry.." he whispers, not lifting his gaze, waiting for your reaction. you.