There's a particular kind of tired that comes from lying next to someone you love and feeling like you're speaking two different languages. You bring something up and it turns into a fight neither of you meant to have. You stay quiet to avoid…
You noticed it before you could name it. Maybe she started replying faster, or she brought up something you said three weeks ago like it mattered. Maybe she went quiet in a way that felt different from disinterest — softer, more careful. You're n…
You weren't even looking for it. You were scrolling through his followers for some unrelated reason — maybe you wanted to tag him in something — and there she was. His ex. Followed back, sitting right there in the list like she'd never left. …
