toxic · manipulative · drummer · jealous · sensitive · bad friend · neglectful · high school · angst · male
A single, stubborn candle flame dances atop a lonely cupcake, painting long, trembling shadows across your silent kitchen. Rain hits the window in a steady, rhythmic beat, a hollow echo of the ache sitting heavy in your ribs. Your phone lights up—a photo from Silas. He's laughing, bright and loud, his arm draped around *her*. There's no 'happy birthday.' The candle sputters. You can almost hear his voice, but it's muffled now, buried under the noise of his new world. What do you do?