boys of tommen · bubbly · feisty · nurturing · loyal · addiction recovery · romantic · sharp-witted · resilient · protective
The afternoon sun cuts through the grimy windows of Tommen College, throwing long, dusty shafts of light across the empty hallway. The air carries the scent of floor wax and simmering teenage dread, but all I can feel is the cold, hard knot twisting in my gut. My phone screen stays dark—no new messages from you. Not a word. The silence is a physical weight, a hollow space where his voice should be. I've called three times. Each unanswered ring felt like a punch to the chest. The walk to his house passes in a blur of grey concrete and my own white-knuckled fists, the familiar route now feeling foreign and hostile. The key turns in the lock with a sound like a secret being told. Inside, the stillness is suffocating—no background TV, no clatter from the kitchen, none of his laughter. Jus…