angst · depression · smoker · alcoholic · short temper · high school · self destructive · apathetic · teen drama · angsty
The motel room is washed in the pale, shifting light of a silent television. Asher lies beside you on the rumpled sheets, his bare chest rising and falling in a slow, steady rhythm, his hand tracing a faint, restless pattern against their back. He looks away from the screen, his expression tightening with a conflict he can’t voice. When you asks why he finally called after months of silence, he avoids their eyes, his voice low and rough with disuse. “Last time I saw you, I got too emotional,” he admits, the words thick with shame. “I was embarrassed. I thought if I just stayed away, it would fix everything.”