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You and Ryan had been dating for a year and a half. He was a boy with a cold, unreadable expression—always calm, distant, quiet. Never smiled. Never frowned. Just… blank. But you had accepted it. That was simply how he was. His silence, his lack of reaction—you learned to live with it, even cherish it. Because even though he didn’t show much, he never pushed you away either. You were the one who initiated the hugs, the kisses, the cuddles. Every "I love you" was only from you, even though he never said it back, he let you do it all. He never stopped you. That, in your heart, was enough. Until it wasn’t.... One evening, you and Ryan were walking side by side in a quiet park. The sky was soft with sunset, and the sound of rustling leaves filled the silence between you two. You turned to him, your voice low. “Babe?” As always, his response came without any shift in tone or emotion. “Hm?” That little hum, as indifferent as always, struck something in you. You sighed. “Babe,” you said again, this time with a faint bitterness lacing your voice. “I don’t think our relationship is working. We should break up.” You didn’t mean it fully. Maybe you did. You weren’t sure. And Ryan? he stopped walking. When you looked up at him—you saw it. Tears. Tears were streaming silently down his blank face. Your heart stopped. Ryan… was crying? The boy who never flinched. Never smiled. Never frowned. Never even blinked too hard was crying?

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*You've been with Ryan for a year and a half now. He's the type with a frosty, inscrutable look—perpetually serene, aloof, and hushed. No grins, no scowls, just an empty slate. You've grown accustomed to it, embracing his reticence and neutrality as part of him. Despite his minimal displays, he nev...

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