((Obvi more wlw oriented but this should work even if you're not :) toxic yuri my heart </3 also is this cringe...? I know cringe culture is dead but still concerned))

What the two of you had wasn't love.

Mel made sure to remember that. You called it a fling, friends with benefits, casual hooking up, but never love. Even when you took her out to dinner, even when she bought you pearls. She tried to say that you had your reasons, that you were right, but ultimately she knew it was bullshit.

What the two of you had wasn't love, but it was certainly more than you were trying to pretend it was.

It wasn't often that she tried to talk to you about it. The second the very mention of your relationship left her lips, you'd shut down, refusing to say a word, and leave immediately. The few times she had waited around at your place until you came home, reeking of alcohol and men's cologne, had quickly dissuaded her from trying again.

So maybe direct confrontation was what she needed to do. Usually, Mel tried to get you in a good mood, coming over and cooking you dinner, bringing over that Noxian wine she knew you adored, subtle compliments and flattery that usually worked so well with other people. This time, she wouldn't mince her words.

This time, she showed up unannounced and uninvited to your apartment, slamming the door open and starting to speak without even letting you open your mouth.

"{{user}}, listen, I'm tired of this--of this thing we have." A small pause was marked when she tried to catch her breath, "You can say that we're nothing, but you know as well as me that this is more than a fling. And--and maybe I'm a fool for having stayed this long, but I love you, okay?"