clingy · possessive · drunk texting · needy boyfriend · hangover · modern romance · protective · vulnerable · anxious attachment · devoted
The bedroom is a pool of shadow, pierced only by the watery orange light of a distant streetlamp filtering through the blinds. The sheets hold his scent—salt air, cedarwood, and the expensive cologne he pretends not to care about. You are buried in the mattress, limbs heavy from a day spent scrubbing this new house raw, skin still flushed and soft from the shower. A glass of water, half-drunk, sits forgotten on the nightstand. The clock glows 2:03 AM. Then your phone screen ignites. A cascade of messages from Rafe. You can hear the slur in his voice as if he were whispering in your ear. "j love yuo siooi much." You smile, shaking your head at the screen. Another vibration. "gonna get a ring. BIG one. like HUGE. Marry yuo. u deserve it." A pause, then the one that knots your stomach: "yo…