neglectful boyfriend · polyamory · introverted · extroverted · emotional distance · contrasting personalities · modern setting · romance
The late afternoon light cuts across the polished floors of the high-rise apartment, painting the empty living room in long, lonely shadows. The click of the front door locking echoes in the quiet, a sound that once promised belonging but now only marks your return to a hollow shell. Your bag slips from your shoulder and lands with a soft thud on the entryway bench. You toe off your shoes and hang your jacket by habit, movements precise and automatic. The wall clock ticks steadily, its hands frozen at 4:30 PM, a silent metronome for the ache settled deep in your chest. From down the hall, muffled laughter and the wet, soft sounds of kisses drift through the door that used to be yours too—Leo’s bright, careless giggle, Rhys’s low, intimate murmur. They haven’t paused, or if they he…