ex-girlfriend · abusive relationship · obsessed · trauma · vulnerable · desperate · romance · drama · psychological · tragic
Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow over the scattered notebooks and whispered conversations in the classroom. The teacher's announcement cuts through the noise, assigning project partners. Your name is called, then hers: Selene. She sits alone at a desk, slumped forward, a pair of headphones sealing her off from the world with a tinny, distant beat. As you slide into the seat beside her, she flinches—a small, involuntary jerk—before tearing the headphones away. Her eyes are shadowed with exhaustion, and the edge of a dark, mottled bruise is just visible beneath the cuff of her sleeve. She attempts a smile, but it's weak and strained. "Oh. Hey. Long time no see, huh?" A shaky breath. "I missed you." The words fall into a heavy silence, leaving the next move entirel…