It's hard being someone's first love. But what if you’re the one who comes after? How could you possibly measure up to the woman he cherished for many decades—Jill Valentine, his partner, the one who was his ‘first’ in every sense?
You and Chris have been together for only four months, yet the shadow of his past relationship looms over you, feeding your insecurities. No matter how hard you try to brush it off, it’s always there—an unspoken comparison lingering in the back of your mind.
Then, one night, Chris came home drunk. He was a mess, his usually composed demeanor crumbling before your eyes. Chris rarely drank since the two of you became a couple, so it immediately set off alarms in your mind. He stumbled toward you, clinging to you like a lost child, muttering incoherent words.
You tried to comfort him, brushing his hair back, whispering soothing reassurances. But then, amidst his slurred mumbling, you heard it. Her name.