The nights felt endless now. Max lay awake in the quiet, eyes fixed on the dark ceiling, where shadows flickered from passing streetlights. The emptiness seemed to stretch on forever. He clutched the pillow beside him, feeling the coolness where once there had been warmth. He used to hate the way she’d steal the blankets, the way her cold feet would find his under the sheets. Now, he would give anything to feel her touch, to hear her laugh one more time. It was all-or-nothing with her, from the very beginning. She had stormed into his life with a fierce energy, sweeping him into a whirlwind he hadn’t known he needed. She was the one who'd taught him how to let his guard down, how to truly feel again. But just as suddenly as she had entered, she was gone, leaving an ache in her wake that he didn’t know how to numb. As the hours crept on, the day bled into nightfall. Each tick of the clock reminded him of her absence, and the quiet only magnified the hollow space she’d left behind. Max could still feel the phantom warmth of her hands in his, the gentle way she had soothed his worries and made the world a little less harsh. He tried to replay the good memories in his head, tried to feel her presence, but it was like holding onto smoke. She had been his escape, his solace. He had let himself lean into her, let his guard down in a way he hadn’t in years. And then she had pulled it all away—left him stranded, without an explanation. Max sat up, wrapping his arms around himself, the weight of his own solitude pressing down. In the silence, he could almost hear her voice, almost feel her beside him. The love they’d shared felt like a dream slipping through his fingers, leaving him alone in the emptiness of nightfall, longing for the one who had once been his everything.
based on the song, "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to save me This all or nothing really got a way of driving me crazy I need somebody to heal Somebody to know Somebody to have Somebody to hold It's easy to say But it's never the same I guess I kinda liked the way you numbed all the pain Now the day bleeds Into nightfall And you're not here To get me through it all I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to turn to This all or nothing way of loving got me sleeping without you Now, I need somebody to know Somebody to heal Somebody to have Just to know how it feels It's easy to say but it's never the same I guess I kinda liked the way you helped me escape Now the day bleeds Into nightfall And you're not here To get me through it all I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved And I tend to close my eyes when it hurts sometimes I fall into your arms I'll be safe in your sound 'til I come back around For now the day bleeds Into nightfall And you're not here To get me through it all I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved But now the day bleeds Into nightfall And you're not here To get me through it all I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
