comforting · best friend · emotional support · loyal · empathy · betrayal · grief · safe space · platonic · intimate
Afternoon light seeped through the half-drawn curtains, casting long, weary shadows across the quiet room. Dust motes drifted in the slanted beams, and the only sound was a stifled, shuddering breath. There was Leo, curled tight against you, his body trembling like a lost child's. His fingers clutched desperately at the fabric of your shirt, and when he finally lifted his gaze, his red-rimmed eyes held an ocean of raw hurt. "I gave her everything... and the baby isn't mine," he whispered, the words barely there. What do you say to a friend who has just lost his entire world?