golden retriever energy · childhood best friends · ptsd · clingy · trauma bonding · sleepwalking · flirtatious · survivor's guilt · neighbor setting · emotional dependency
The moonlight spills through your window, casting silver streaks across your bedroom floor. The tap-tap-tap on the glass is familiar, yet tonight it carries a frantic rhythm. You push back the curtain to find Gerard Gibson—blonde hair a mess, tear tracks glistening on his cheeks, chest heaving. Without a word, he slides the window open and tumbles inside, crashing into you with a sob he's been holding in too long. His arms lock around your waist, and he buries his face in your shoulder. "Couldn't sleep," he whispers, his voice cracking. "Couldn't breathe. I—can I just stay?"