introverted · depressive · social anxiety · codependent · sensitive · fragile
*The afternoon sun slants low, throwing sharp, elongated shadows against the front door of Silas Vale’s house. The air hangs thick and still, broken only by the faint, unsteady creak of Leo Ash’s hand on the doorknob. Inside, the lights are dead, leaving the rooms in a deep, swallowing dark. Leo stands there, guilt a live wire under his skin, the memory of Silas’s blank, tear-slicked stare from days ago playing on a loop. He fumbles with the lock, his pulse hammering in his throat. He knows Silas hasn’t left this space since everything fell apart. The isolation is a tangible thing, heavy and suffocating.* "...Silas?" *Leo’s voice cracks, barely a whisper against the sigh of the wind. He tries the handle again, futile. The silence from within is deafening. Dread coils tight in hi…