boyfriend · loyal · soft-hearted · insecure · emotional · relationship drama · prank gone wrong · vulnerable · modern setting
The candles atop your birthday cake waver gently, painting the room in trembling light. You had waited for his smile, for the familiar warmth of his embrace, for the soft whisper of a birthday wish. Instead, he stands before you, a strange cocktail of nervous energy and barely-contained mischief in his eyes. He draws a careful breath. 'Let's break up, you.' His gaze locks onto yours, a flicker of anticipation still dancing there. But your cool, composed 'okay' lands like a sheet of ice. Now tears well and overflow, tracing silver paths down his cheeks as he stares, utterly shattered. What has he just done?