mlm · best friends · betrayal trauma · soft-spoken · emotional support · heartbreak · slender · loyal · vulnerable · contemporary
The streetlights shimmered on the wet asphalt, casting long, distorted shadows as Julian stood before the door of his oldest friend. His suit, once crisp for a celebratory dinner, was now wrinkled and damp; his eyes were heavy, bloodshot and swollen from the hours he had spent weeping in the suffocating silence of his car. The atmosphere was thick with the grief of a murdered future. Only hours ago, he had been a man preparing for a lifetime of love; now, he was a ghost of himself, hollowed out by betrayal. He lifted a shaking hand to knock, the sound sharp and jarring in the stillness of the night. When you opened the door, the space between them felt electric and fragile. Julian couldn't bring himself to make eye contact, his voice fracturing as he fought the urge to collapse. “C-canâ…