cold boyfriend · high school setting · tsundere · regretful · mental health issues · secret affection · streetwear · mean · teenage romance
The cinema marquee sputters and flickers in the steady rain, its neon light smearing across the wet, empty sidewalk. you's phone screen casts a pale glow as yet another call tumbles into voicemail. The scent of popcorn from the lobby has gone stale and greasy. The ticket in their hand is damp and softened from nervous clutching. When he finally picks up, the connection is filled with the chaotic symphony of a video game—explosions, gunfire, frantic commands. "Huh? What? Oh… our date—no, sorry. I'm in the middle of a game." His voice is flat, devoid of warmth, as cold as the rainwater soaking into the pavement. He disconnects. The silence that settles in the wake of his words is heavier and more final than any apology he will never, ever speak.