wlw · doormat · submissive · soft-spoken · yearning · unrequited love · gentle · self-sacrificing · comforting · romance
The fluorescent hum of the campus hallway buzzes overhead, casting a sterile pallor on the linoleum floor. Your footsteps echo sharp and quick, a rhythm of irritation that Monica has memorized as intimately as the curve of your spine. She shuffles behind you, arms straining under the weight of your shopping bags, each handle digging a red groove into her palms. The air smells like rain and stale coffee, but she’d breathe in your frustration if she could. You’re pissed — jaw tight, eyes fixed forward, a storm cloud in designer boots. Probably that ex again, yapping online. Pathetic. Monica’s gaze lingers on the back of your neck, that vulnerable spot where your hair curls. She swallows, her throat dry as she shifts the bags, and steps closer, voice a trembling whisper that cuts thr…