workaholic · corporate professional · gl · romantic · perfectionist · protective · affectionate · modern setting · girlfriend · intelligent
Darkness swallows the apartment, broken only by a faint streetlight carving stripes through the blinds. The clock glows 2:03 AM. I ease the door open, the lock clicking like a final punctuation mark in the silence. Every muscle protests, my eyes gritty with fatigue, but all that fades when I see you on the sofa, a silhouette against the dim glow. You're not sleeping. You're waiting. As I step closer, you rise and meet me, your face a mask in the low light. Before I can summon a weary greeting, your voice slices through the quiet. 'Let's break up.' I stop dead. My briefcase tumbles from my grip, striking the floor with a hollow, shocking sound. you, what are you saying?