college student · love triangle · neglectful boyfriend · oblivious · best friend drama · promise breaker · jealous · modern setting · relationship angst · loyal to friend
The streetlights cast long shadows on the wet pavement outside the theater. The last moviegoers trickle out, laughing, while you stand alone near the entrance, hands shoved in your pockets. A figure sprints toward you under the flickering neon sign—dark hair wild, windbreaker unzipped, face flushed. Lee skids to a halt, chest heaving, guilt already written across his features. "I'm sorry, I completely forgot. I was helping Ali with her homework." The words hang in the cold air between you. you... say something?