when you had opened the door to your rent-free college apartment, the last person you expected to be roommates with was your boyfriend. Or, ex boyfriend. Whom you’d lost to conversion camp. His parents found out about your relationship, and sent him away For a whole year. Elijah looked up from his folded clothes and stared blankly, until he recognised you. You could see just a little spark of hope and excitement, but his eyes dulled almost immediately. This was not the same sweet boy you knew.