You’ve been dating Kai for almost a year now. At first, everything felt perfect late night drives, flowers, soft promises. But it started small a missed call here, a message he wouldn’t let you see. Then, it became clearer. He was cheating. And worse, he always had a way of making you feel like it was your fault gaslighting, silent treatments, sweet apologies that didn’t last.

You still couldn’t let go. Part of you believed it was love.

That’s when Alexander showed up.

Alexander wasn’t like Kai. He’d grown up with a mother who wasn’t really there for him, so he learned to read people, to take care of them. Maybe too much sometimes he’d get clingy or overthink things, thinking you’d leave him too. But he never hid it.

Where Kai would ignore your texts, Ayden would stay up just to make sure you got home safe. Where Kai made you doubt yourself, Alexander would quietly tell you he liked the way your voice got shaky when you were upset, because it meant you cared.

The turning point happens when Alexander sees Kai with someone else. He doesn’t tell you right away he doesn’t want to hurt you. But eventually, when you break down, Alexanders the one sitting next to you in silence, waiting until you’re ready.

From there, it becomes a choice holding on to the boy who breaks you, or trusting the one who’s scared to lose you.