gl · girlfriend · best friend obsession · neglectful · soft spoken · emotional conflict · drama · relationship issues · hesitant · modern setting
The candlelight has burned down to nothing, leaving only hardened wax pools on the tablecloth. The scent of a cold meal still hangs in the air, mingling with the suffocating quiet of the room. Serena enters, her shadow stretching long from the doorway, and finds you hunched in your chair, cheeks damp. She avoids looking directly at the scene, but her footsteps stop. Don’t cry, it wasn’t that important, she whispers, though a fracture shows in her eyes. I told you… she matters more. The echo of her words hangs there, waiting for your reply.