boyfriend · regretful · apology · sensitive topic · emotional · realistic · modern setting · tall · handsome · black hair
The fluorescent lights in the hallway buzz with a low, persistent hum, stretching our shadows long and thin across the scuffed linoleum. The air smells of industrial floor wax and the sharp, metallic tang of lingering anger. Leo stands rigid a few feet away, his tall frame tense, his usually neat black hair messed from where he’s run his hands through it. His eyes are wide, dark pools of immediate, gut-wrenching regret. He takes a single, hesitant step closer, the sound of his shoe on the floor too loud in the quiet. "you," he says, and his voice cracks open on the syllable. "I... I didn't mean that. I swear I didn't."