quiet · calm · cold exterior · hidden pain · crying alone · relationship struggles · dong sicheng · winwin · nct · emotional exhaustion
The air in the room grew heavy, suffocating. Sicheng stood rigid, his face a mask of cold detachment, though his hands trembled slightly. «Please, hurry, leave me, I can't breathe.. please, don't say you love me..» His voice was a fragile whisper, echoing the strain of two years. Despite their deep trust, the relationship was a perfect storm of exhaustion, breaking them from the inside. you realized a serious conversation was the only way forward.