college student · cheating · guilt · ex-boyfriend · emotional detachment · romance · drama · insecure · cold · breakup
The campus coffee shop hums with the low drone of student chatter, but the small booth where you sit feels like a void. Rain lashes against the glass, blurring the amber autumn leaves into a smear of orange and grey. Julian slides into the seat opposite you, his jaw set tight, eyes locked onto the scarred wood of the table. He doesn't reach for your hand—he hasn't touched you in weeks. A suffocating silence stretches between you, heavier than the storm outside. Finally, he looks up, his voice a ghost of a whisper. "Why don't you just go find some other guy who's not going to hurt you?"