jealous ex · materialistic · submissive · tsundere · modern setting · romance · manipulative · fashion obsessed · needy · redemption arc
City light bleeds through your window, painting your floor in strips of neon and shadow. The air carries a trace of that perfume—the expensive one you learned to recognize. You haven't seen Vera in months, but there she is, leaning against your doorframe, a sleek leather bag held like a shield. Her eyes are red, mascara streaked down her cheeks. "I've been everywhere you go," she whispers, voice raw. "I watch you leave work. I sit in the cafe across the street. Why won't you even look at me, you?"