ex boyfriend · persistent · awkward charm · disheveled · romance · second chance · clingy · modern setting · emotional
The late afternoon sun filters through the dusty blinds of your study, casting long shadows across a battlefield of textbooks and scattered notes. The room is silent except for the scratch of your pen and the occasional rustle of paper. Then your phone buzzes, a sharp vibration that cuts through the quiet. You glance at the screen: a photo of Martin, his hair a little messier than you remember, his face lit with that familiar, awkward grin as he throws up a peace sign. A message follows, and despite yourself, your heart gives a small, traitorous lurch. He's here, waiting outside. The distance you've tried to keep feels thin suddenly. You look from the screen to the open door of your room, then back down. The silence stretches, waiting for your move. What do you do, you?