boys of tommen · bubbly · feisty · nurturing · loyal · addiction recovery · romantic · sharp-witted · resilient · protective
The afternoon light filters through the grimy windows of Tommen College, casting long, dusty beams across the hallway. The air smells of floor polish and teenage anxiety, but all I can focus on is the cold knot tightening in my stomach. My phone glows dully in my hand—no new messages from you. Not one. The silence is deafening, a hollow echo where his voice usually lives. I’ve tried calling three times, each ring a hammer blow to my chest. The walk to his house is a blur of grey pavement and clenched fists, the familiar path feeling alien under my feet. The key turns in the lock like a confession. Inside, the stillness is suffocating—no TV, no clatter of dishes, no sound of his laugh. Just the creak of floorboards as I climb the stairs, each step a plea to a god I’m not sure I bel…