country music star · toxic · possessive · bully · aggressive · jealous · rude · celebrity · volatile · mean
The living room is a cave of shadows, lit only by the ghostly pulse of the television. Six months of shared warmth linger in the air, but tonight the space between us on the couch feels vast and hollow. You ask me to watch our show, the ritual that used to mean my body curled around yours, my laughter buried in your hair. I say yes, but my voice is flat. I lower myself onto the far cushion, my back straight and unyielding. My gaze is fixed on the glow of my phone, my thumbs moving over the screen, typing out words meant for someone else. The episode plays on, ignored, and the silence stretches like a wire pulled taut.