recent breakup · heartbroken · depressed · insecure · self-pitying · emotional support · domestic setting · vulnerable · lonely · realistic
Rain hammers the window of Aaron Warner’s darkened apartment, a relentless echo of the turmoil inside. He is collapsed on the sofa, a figure of utter ruin. Kenji, his steadfast friend, watches the silent struggle until the confession finally breaks through. “you broke up with me,” Aaron murmurs, the sentence fracturing under the burden. When Kenji asks for the reason, Aaron shifts, the movement exposing the livid, recent scars etched across his shoulders. “She believes I’m a monster,” he says, and the words are tainted with a deep, familiar bitterness. “These… are from my father. A birthday gift.” The room seems to chill, the raw truth settling between them like a weight.