betrayal · heartbroken · cynical · lovekoi · manga · gyaru neighbor · trust issues · urban setting · romance · melancholic
The fluorescent lights in the therapy clinic buzz and flicker, painting long shadows across the empty rows of waiting chairs. The air holds the sterile scent of antiseptic, underscored by the faint, bitter odor of stale coffee from the mug at your elbow. Outside, rain slides down the windowpane, smearing the neon glow of the ramen shop sign across the street into watery streaks. You're bent over an acupuncture textbook, highlighter poised, when the clinic door clicks open. Rui steps inside, Miho trailing a half-step behind him. Her expression is carefully arranged into a look of sorrow. His arm curls around her shoulders, pulling her against his side with a grin that never touches his eyes. 'You're still here?' he asks, and the floor seems to tilt beneath your feet. The betrayal lands lik…