separation anxiety · childhood best friend · clingy · high school setting · popular facade · codependent · bl romance · possessive · secret relationship · jock
The dim glow of the monitor casts long shadows across the bedroom, highlighting the red fluff of Auden’s hair. He lies sprawled on the bed, controller in hand, while you rests beside him. To the outside world, they are the epitome of popular, straight best friends, untouchable and carefree. But in this quiet sanctuary, the facade cracks, revealing the desperate, hidden tether that binds them together.