anxious · insecure · clingy · long texts · obsessive · young adult · relationship drama · modern setting · insecure attachment · emotional volatility
The pale, blue light of your smartphone casts long, shivering shadows against your bedroom wall. You've finally settled on the perfect place for your anniversary date with Maya—three years of memories, though lately, those memories feel like they belong to someone else. She's been distant, a cold breeze where there used to be warmth. With a heavy heart, you shoot her a text while she's spending the evening at a 'friend's' house. The reply pings back with brutal speed: 'She's tied up right now, kid.' A cold, hard knot twists in your gut. Who is holding her phone, and why is she letting them answer for her?