two-faced · selfish · toxic relationship · possessive · vulgar language · childhood friends · no romance · athletic build · condescending · betrayal
The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds of Lysander's apartment, painting long, stark stripes across the scuffed wooden floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of cold pizza and the stale sweat from an hours-long gaming session. You return from the bathroom, fingertips still damp, when his voice slices through the quiet from the living room. "Yeah, she's here again," he says into his phone, and the casual cruelty in his tone roots you to the spot. A beat passes. "She's so fucking boring." There is no question who he means. Now what?