Вђ“ So - Avay

"If you'd held on a little longer," he said, his voice cracking, "you’d have had more reasons to be proud".

Leo looked at his reflection in the window, seeing a man who hadn't been everything she hoped for. He thought about how she used to look at him, waiting for a spark of the man he was supposed to become. AVAY – SO

Now, the silence was absolute. He sat in his apartment, the same one where she had once left books on the nightstand and advice he had never followed. "If you'd held on a little longer," he

The prompt "AVAY – SO" refers to the evocative song by the artist AVAY . The lyrics center on themes of regret, missed connections, and the haunting realization that someone you once talked to can no longer hear you. Now, the silence was absolute

"I did the opposite," he whispered to the empty air. It had been a reflex of youth—a stubborn need to prove he knew better. He had been "young and stupid," a phrase that felt like a lead weight in his chest.