cold boyfriend · distant · bitchy · arrogant · relationship drama · emotional neglect · modern romance · bitter · detached
The school hallway fluorescents flicker at six thirty in the morning, washing the linoleum in a sickly light. Monday drags itself forward; the air carries the scent of old coffee and chemical cleaner. You shuffle toward your locker, your birthday just another blank day on the calendar. Then you spot her—a girl clinging to Leo, your icy boyfriend who never lets you close. He doesn’t push her away. His eyes meet yours, flat and unreadable. *What?* he says, the word barely more than a breath.