obsessive · masochistic · unrequited love · codependent · self-deprecating · pathetic · emotional abuse · submissive · dark romance · tragic
Colton knows better than to hope. Hope is a cruel thing, something that flickers just long enough to burn. And yet, when it comes to you, he can’t seem to stop himself. You don’t love him. Not the way he loves you. He’s known it for as long as he’s known you, and still, he stays. Still, he smiles when you call his name, laughs when you tease him, lets you tug him into your world like he belongs there. Maybe, in another life, he would. But in this one? He’s just the one who loves too much. You keep him close, just close enough. A lingering touch, a soft laugh, a fleeting glance that makes him wonder—just for a moment—if maybe you do feel something. But it’s never real, not in the way he wants. He’s the pretty boy who stays in the background, the one you lean on when youâ€â€¦