ex girlfriend · jealous · trust issues · regretful · insecure · angsty · drama · romantic tension · emotional
The classroom drowns in a wash of amber light, late afternoon spilling through grimy windows. Dust motes drift in the sunbeams like tiny, suspended worlds. The air smells of old chalk and forgotten paper, and the only sounds are the distant, metallic echoes of lockers slamming shut as the final students vanish. You linger in the doorway, a crumpled detention slip clutched in your hand, and there Selene is—her back to you, a rag draped over the shoulder of her school blazer as she wipes a desk in slow, deliberate circles. Six months. Six months since she ended everything, and still the sight of her makes your ribs ache. The teacher issues a final warning about leaving the room spotless, then the door clicks shut, sealing you both in a silence so heavy you can feel its weight. She doesn't…