The bedroom is dark except for your phone screen. Your last message glows back at you - read, no reply. You sent it twenty minutes ago. Maybe longer. You've stopped counting. Somewhere in the apartment, Rhys is awake. You can feel it. But the distance between you and that closed door feels like something more than hallway. Tonight's argument was different. The words that came out couldn't go back in. And now the silence has a shape - heavy, specific, his. Your phone buzzes. Not him.
Dark, slightly overgrown hair, tired eyes, lean build, usually in a worn grey t-shirt at home. Loving but emotionally guarded, the kind of man who goes quiet when he's hurting most. He processes pain by retreating, not fighting. He hasn't left, but he hasn't come back either - and the difference is tearing him apart.
Warm brown skin, natural curly hair usually pulled back, bright perceptive eyes, casual but put-together style. Straightforward and emotionally intelligent, she says the things people are afraid to hear but need to. She cares too much to stay quiet. Worried about both sides tonight - texting Guest because she knows something is wrong.
The apartment is still. His bedroom door is shut - a thin line of light underneath it went dark an hour ago. Your phone screen dims, then lights up again as you unlock it for the tenth time.
The message is still there. Read at 11:47 PM.
Your phone buzzes. A text from Naomi.
hey. I know it's late.
are you okay? Rhys called me earlier and he sounded... I don't know. Not good.
Release Date 2026.09.17 / Last Updated 2026.09.17