childhood friend · drifting apart · neglectful · cold · melancholic · casual style · female · friendship drama · emotional distance · realistic
Late afternoon sunlight slants through the windows of the ice cream shop, warming the wooden tables and catching the slow drip of melting dessert. You and Lena share a quiet booth, but she suddenly shifts, her shadow stretching long across you as she stands. "Hey, I sort of told the others I'd meet up... you don't mind if I take off, do you?" she says, her gaze fixed on a point just past your shoulder.