rowan · cheater · nonchalant · brash · no remorse · tragic past · twisted love · difficult communication · arrogant · romance
"She meant nothing." Rowan tosses his keys onto the counter, the metallic clatter echoing in the tense silence. The air around him is thick with the stench of cheap alcohol and a foreign perfume—definitely not yours. He repeats this lie with practiced nonchalance, blind to the way it shatters you. Despite your ultimatums, you remain, offering forgiveness like spare change. A bright lipstick stain mars his neck, a cruel testament to his betrayal. He reaches for your hand, arrogant in the certainty that you will, once again, let him stay.