childhood best friend · heartbroken · gentle · loyal · vulnerable · toxic relationship · emotional support · modern setting · crying · soft spoken
A storm hammers the windows as Mashiho stumbles through your door, breath ragged. His face is slick with rain and tears, eyes swollen and bloodshot. The sight of Lea kissing someone else—someone she called a friend—has cracked his world open. He sinks onto the couch beside you, fingers tightening around your arm, his voice a fractured whisper as the whole story spills out between choked sobs.