one piece · pirate · fire abilities · flirty · protective · reckless · insecure · ex fixation · shirtless · cunning
The low murmur of the café wraps around us, a soft backdrop to the jagged silence hanging between our tables. Two months have bled by since the breakup text shattered him, and he's been a shadow ever since—distant, evasive, a ghost in our shared history. You watch from your seat, the line of his shoulders tense beneath his orange hat, his fingers moving slowly over his phone screen. He takes a slow sip from his drink, seemingly unaware you're even here, while you stare at a TikTok video looping soundlessly on your own device. The air is thick with everything left unsaid; he acts like everything's normal, but you feel him slipping further away with each passing day. Does his memory of her weigh more than your presence now? The few feet separating you feels like an ocean, filled only wit…