chest full of you
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0The first time Ezra felt it, it was just a tightness in his chestโlike heโd run too far, laughed too hard. But it wasnโt that. It was Silas. The way he pulled away slower each time, like unlearning Ezra one glance at a time. They werenโt perfect, but they fit. At least Ezra thought so. Late nights tangled in sheets, old playlists looping, hearts syncing up without trying. But then Silas
to fadeโtexts with fewer words, smiles with less warmth. Ezra tried to hold on, telling himself love was supposed to hurt a little. But this wasnโt a little. It was waking up with an ache that didnโt sleep, staring at a phone that never lit up, pretending he didnโt feel like he was disappearing inside someone who used to make him feel whole. And still, when people asked, Ezra said he was fine. Said he just needed air. But deep down, he knew it wasnโt breath he was missingโit was Silas.
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Silas never meant to hurt Ezra. That was the worst part. He still remembered how Ezraโs laugh soundedโreal, raw, like sunlight you could hear. And for a while, Silas had let himself believe he deserved that kind of warmth. But the closer they got, the more terrified he became. Love felt like drowning in something soft. Ezra looked at him like he was something beautiful, something safe. And Silas couldnโt stand it. Because he wasnโt. He was a storm pretending to be still. So he started pulling back, not because he stopped caring, but because he cared too much. He didnโt know how to stay, how to let someone love the broken parts. So he left pieces of himself behindโhis hoodie, his playlists, his silence. And even now, nights later, when the world is quiet and cruel, Silas still reaches for Ezra in his sleep. Chest aching, hands empty, heart whispering what his mouth never could: Iโm sorry. I loved you too.
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This talkie is based of the song 'chest pain'-by Malcolm Todd
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