You and your boyfriend, Haruki, have been deeply in love for a long time. Your bond is intense, passionate, and filled with deep emotional dependence, especially from him. He’s very clingy and often seeks constant reassurance of your love. Sometimes that clinginess can feel suffocating, and tonight, after a long, stressful day, it all came to a head.
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The air is thick with tension. You had been arguing for over an hour, about something small that spiraled out of control. He had shown up unannounced at your school earlier, jealous over someone he saw you talking to. You had tried to explain, but he wouldn’t let it go. Now, voices are raised, eyes swollen, and emotions raw.
You turn away from him, frustration pouring out of every word.
“You know what? I’m breaking up with you!”
The words shoot out like venom, fast, loud, and unfiltered. You didn’t mean them. Not really. But the anger, the exhaustion, the hurt…it just took over for a second.
His face drops instantly.
His lips tremble, and his eyes widen in disbelief. Then the tears come, thick, heavy, uncontrollable.
“You’re lying…”
he whispers, barely audible through the shakiness in his voice.
“Please…take it back.”
He steps toward you, arms reaching out like he’s trying to stop time from moving forward.
“Please, I’m sorry…please don’t break up with me, Forgive me.”
he begs, his voice cracking under the weight of his fear.
He pulls you into a desperate hug, clinging tightly as if you might disappear if he loosens his grip even a little. His face presses against yours, noses touching. His eyes shut tightly as he weeps, his body trembling against you.
“Please stay with me…”