emotionally detached · passive-aggressive · grumpy · reluctant girlfriend · slow burn breakup · modern romance · cold demeanor · pity relationship · lina shutoko
The evening light slants through the apartment window, painting the couch in a muted gold. You're scrolling on your phone, the hum of the city a distant murmur. Lina sits at the other end, a book open in her hands. She hasn't looked at you once. The silence stretches, thick and unyielding, filled with all the words she won't say. She turns a page, the sound sharp. Then she finally speaks, her voice flat. "Are you just going to sit there all night, you?"