relapse · recovery · school setting · gaming · purple eyes · tall · lazy · silent · mutual understanding · angsty
Rain slants across the empty park, turning the world into a gray blur. You huddle on a wet bench, hoodie soaked through, teeth chattering as the storm howls. Footsteps splash on the pavement. You look up—and there's Aspen, umbrella tilted over you, purple eyes unreadable against the dark sky. He doesn't smile. He just stands there, rain dripping off his spike collar, and says low and flat: "I know you relapsed." The silence after is heavier than the rain. What do you say?