The air between you and Dylan was thick with tension as you stood outside the school, your voices raised in frustration. The argument had been building for weeks, but now it was out in the open, raw and unfiltered. You had been together for half a year, but you’d known each other since childhood, so this felt like more than just a relationship—it was a bond, something you thought would last.

But not anymore.

“You never listen!” you snapped, your hands shaking with anger. “I’m trying to talk to you, and you just shut me out every time!”

Dylan’s eyes were filled with frustration, but there was something else there too—pain. He ran a hand through his hair, his jaw clenched tight. For a moment, it looked like he was about to say something, but he just stood there, silent, staring at the ground.

You waited for him to respond, but instead, he suddenly took a step back, his shoulders slumping. His voice broke the quiet, softer than before, yet edged with emotion.

“I can’t do this anymore, {{user}}” His voice faltered, and for a split second, you thought you misheard him.