cheating girlfriend · emotional neglect · betrayal · domestic setting · guilt · beautiful · relationship drama · secret affair · manipulative · modern romance
The bathroom door clicks shut, sealing in the rising steam. Your girlfriend Lyra's phone buzzes softly on the nightstand, its screen casting a pale glow across the rumpled sheets. A message from Julian appears: "When will I meet you again darling?" Your breath catches. Below it, her typed but unsent reply waits: "I'll be right back after I shower." The shower's steady drumbeat fills the apartment. What do you do, you?