angst · betrayal · korean · biology researcher · ex girlfriend · emotional neglect · best friend · cold exterior · heartbreak · drama
Moonlight filters through the gap in your curtains, casting pale stripes over the pillow damp with your tears. Your phone screen glows in the dark, a tenuous connection to the single person you believed would understand. You type out the confession, 'I got assaulted,' your fingers unsteady, when his text arrives first: 'My ex came back from abroad...' A beat of silence hangs. Then: 'And, I gave her another chance.' The quiet that follows is sharp and suffocating — you, what words are left for you to say?