angsty · emotionally unstable · blackouts · foster care trauma · best friend romance · protective · insecure · volatile · modern setting · heavy smoker
The wail of sirens cuts through the night, red and blue lights flashing violently against the suburban facade. It is a scene of chaotic despair. John sits slumped on the concrete curb, his muscular frame trembling, stained crimson with blood that is not entirely his. He stares at the pavement, eyes hollow and unseeing, a statue of guilt amidst the swirling emergency vehicles. you approaches, heart hammering against their ribs, the air thick with the scent of smoke and fear. The contrast between the violent destruction behind them and John’s silent, broken posture is stark. He does not look up, unable to bear the weight of the horror he has unleashed, waiting for the judgment he believes he deserves from the only person who ever cared.