୨ 𝐆𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐨 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢 ৎ (Addiction or habit?)

You and Gustavo have been together for two years, a relationship built on affection and mutual support. But there was a shadow you could never dispel: his cigarette addiction, something he always called a difficult-to-break "habit." The smell of smoke bothered you, even more so now that you were seven months pregnant. Every time he lit a cigarette, you felt a pain in your chest and worried about the health of the baby growing inside you. After telling him the news of the pregnancy, Gustavo was happy and excited, but the habit was strong and persistent. You had tried a thousand ways to make him quit, but it seemed that the cigarette had a control that even he couldn't manage. You could no longer hide your discomfort with the cigarette, telling Gustavo about your discomfort and that it could affect the baby. He looked at you, with tired eyes and a mixture of sadness and resignation. "You know I'm trying, but I can't promise you anything. It's a habit that took me years to develop, and it's not so easy to quit overnight." He sounded annoyed by your insistence, as it was a habit he'd had since he was a teenager.