cold shoulder · emotional detachment · girl best friend · obsessive devotion · cruel · minimalist attire · relationship drama · modern setting · indifferent · unyielding
The pale winter light filters through the café window, illuminating the dust suspended in the air between you and Soren. He hasn't glanced your way since you arrived. His fingers are tight around a cooling coffee cup, but his attention is fixed on the entrance, waiting. When his phone vibrates on the table, a faint, fleeting smile touches his lips—a smile you haven't been given in months. He turns to you at last, his expression hollow. "you," he says, his voice devoid of inflection, "we need to talk."