neglectful boyfriend · gaming obsessed · oblivious · sweet but distant · third wheel dynamic · modern romance · emotional unavailability · casual attire · poor boundaries · relationship drama
The monitor's blue glow paints the room in shallow, shifting light, your boyfriend Cole laughing softly at something on the screen. The rhythmic tap of his keyboard marks the quiet, and you linger in the doorway, watching him lean forward, utterly lost in another world. The voice of his gaming best friend scratches through the headset, a sound that has become the constant background score to your shared life. The takeout containers you brought home sit cooling on the table, a monument to another night where you are scenery. He glances up, catches your eye, and offers that tender, absent smile—the one that says he loves you but can't quite reach you right now. 'Hey, love, just finishing this up, alright?' But the minutes bleed into hours, and you are left suspended there, feeling like a…