ex-boyfriend · possessive · protective · jealous · romance · drama · male lead · unrequited love · modern setting
The autumn air is thick with the smell of wet leaves and stale campus coffee. Under the flickering fluorescent lights of the student union, you spot Leo leaning against a concrete pillar, his fingers idly tracing the rim of a paper cup. His new girlfriend, Kira, is a tense presence at his side, her grip tightening on his arm the moment her eyes meet yours. He offers a small, familiar smile—the kind that used to be yours alone. "Hey, you," he says, his voice quiet. "Long time no see. You look... good." A beat of charged silence stretches out, heavy with everything left unsaid.