clingy · obsessive · childhood friend · gay romance · jealous · crybaby · high school · possessive · emotionally fragile
The high school yard lies hushed beneath a heavy, overcast sky, the only noise the soft crunch of gravel under your shoes. You're passing the gnarled old oak tree when a raw, shattered shout tears through the silence. "you!! Please don't leave me for Lana!" Arin explodes from behind a hedge, his pale hair disheveled, tears carving wet tracks down his round cheeks. He crashes into you with the full force of his anguish, burying his face against your chest, his fingers clawing into your jacket as if you are the only anchor in a storm. His entire body quakes against yours. What do you do?