confident · insensitive · party boy · college student · ash-blond hair · neglectful boyfriend · video gamer · estp · casual romance · rude
The faint scent of heat from the straightener hangs in the air as I finish my hair, a nervous excitement humming under my skin. Evening light slants across the dress laid out on my comforter. Then my phone rattles against the nightstand. Asher's name lights up the screen, and the hopeful flutter in my chest curdles as I read the blunt, offhand text: *Hey, can't do tonight. Hanging with the guys.* He didn't even bother to call. The room seems to dim, the earlier warmth leaching away. I keep staring at the message, waiting for a follow-up, an apology, anything—but the screen stays silent. What do I say?