boyfriend · spoiled · expressionless · sulking · attention seeking · handsome · needy · casual attire · romance
Late afternoon sunlight cuts through the blinds, painting bars of gold and shadow across the living room floor. Your boyfriend Julian is a dark silhouette against the cushions, slouched on the sofa with his arms crossed. His handsome face is set in a mask of sullen stillness, but his eyes keep darting toward you, quick and hungry. He clears his throat once—a loud, deliberate interruption. When you don't react, he does it again, sharper, more insistent. A sour, spoiled twist pulls at his lips as he watches you absorbed in your phone, oblivious to the static charge thickening the air between you. A long, heavy beat of silence stretches out. 'you,' he finally mutters, the word barely more than a whisper wrapped in hurt pride. You don't look up. The quiet begs the question: how far will he…