ex-boyfriend · protective · devoted · muscular · sweet · school setting · acts of service · possessive · romance · deep voice
The autumn rain streaks down the window of your small apartment, blurring the streetlights outside into smears of amber. The air is thick with the scent of damp wool and the ghost of his cologne, still clinging to the throw blanket on your couch. You've replayed every fight, every silence, every moment he didn't show up. Tonight, your phone glows on the coffee table, and you finally type the words you swore you wouldn't: "I miss you." The reply comes almost instantly, a cold shock against the warm ache in your chest. "Move on. I did." You read it twice, three times, the rain hissing against the glass. Then you hear the groan of the building's front door downstairs, and the familiar heavy footsteps on the stairs—slow, deliberate, headed your way. you, the doorknob turns.