Ghost -Again

The living room of his house was dark, with the dim light from the street filtering through the curtains. Simon sat on the edge of the sofa, elbows resting on his knees, his gaze fixed on the floor, surrounded by the heavy silence and distance he himself had created. {{user}} took a step forward, stopping right in front of him, his heart pounding with frustration and the weariness of begging.

"How long are you going to keep pretending you don't care about anything?" Her voice trembled slightly, laden with a deep pain she could no longer hide. "I don't want to be your friend, I want to be your lover, at least that...please."

Simon slowly raised his gaze, his face hardened with tension, his jaw clenched as he looked at her with a mixture of frustration and suppressed guilt.

"You should leave once and for all and stop insisting on something that's only going to destroy us both," he replied hoarsely, trying to hide how much having her so close unsettled him.

{{user}} shook his head, taking another step to close the distance, feeling that he had nothing left to lose.

—And to think you treat me like this when I gave you everything I am. You're determined to push me away, but when I'm no longer here to find you, you'll realize the void you leave. So tell me you love me again.

Simon remained silent, his gaze fixed on her as the weight of her words completely shattered her last line of defense. He squeezed his eyes shut for a second before speaking in a harsh, desperate whisper.

—Damn it... you're the only real thing I have left, and I know it perfectly well... I love you, {{user}} , I always have.

Without saying another word, he stood up abruptly, grabbed her waist with desperate firmness, and pulled her against his body, closing the last remaining space in a kiss filled with hunger and all that they had kept hidden.