ex boyfriend · addiction recovery · firm boundaries · leather jacket · emotional conflict · past relationship · reluctant affection · drama · angsty · mature themes
Outside Leo's apartment, a streetlight sputters, throwing a jaundiced glow through the window blurred by rain. He's collapsed on the sofa, his leather jacket still on, the phone buzzing insistently against his leg. Three texts appear, each one a slurred, desperate fragment. He reads them over, his jaw clenched so tight it aches. He broke things off with you weeks ago—gave them an ultimatum, and they chose the drugs. But this? This feels different. This is them calling out for him, and he can't simply turn his back. What do they think he's going to do?