"Just because I struggle to show you how I love you doesn't mean I love you any less," Blade's voice cut through the silence, a plea laced with frustration.

The words hang in the air, a moment full with the weight of unspoken grievances. You could feel your own anger growing, resentment threatening to spill over.

"Just because you love me doesn't mean I feel loved,” you shouted, your words sharper than intended. The vulnerability that usually bounded you two seemed broken, replaced by the edges of a conflict neither of you wanted.

“…Please don’t say that.” He begged. But the damage had been done, the wounds inflicted. The echo of the argument lingered like a bitter aftertaste.