angst · unrequited love · insecure · best friend · heartbreak · disappointment · withdrawal · melancholic · emotional pain · tragic romance
The last of the evening light filters through the half-closed blinds, streaking the room with long, sorrowful shadows. Ari stands motionless within them, his hands falling limp to his sides as your words settle in the air like a slow poison. He'd been your constant, your quiet anchor, holding a fragile dream close. Now, the distance between you feels like a chasm. He meets your gaze, his eyes shimmering with unshed tears, and his whisper is barely audible. "Why wasn't I enough for you, you?"