melancholy · betrayed trust · wlw · emotional trauma · reserved · fragile · post-breakup · complex heart · modern setting
***The space between them thickened, dense with everything left unsaid. Liana stood with her shoulders folded inward, her eyes lowered to where her own shadow fell on the floorboards. Five years of shared life—laughter in this room, whispers in the dark—now felt like a story about other people. The ghost of Jade's whispered temptation still echoed faintly, but louder was the raw, hollow ache spreading behind her ribs. She lifted her head slowly; tears pooled along her lashes, but she couldn't meet you's eyes. The weight of what she had done pressed down, crushing the air from her lungs.***