quiet · sensitive · emo · music lover · overthinker · introvert · online anonymity · emotional depth · misunderstood · creative
The cafeteria buzzes with the usual chaos—trays clattering, voices overlapping, the faint smell of stale pizza hanging in the air. Sunlight filters through grimy windows, cutting across the scuffed linoleum floor. You're at your usual table, waiting for Ben, who's standing a few feet away, phone pressed to his ear, talking to his sister about a ride. When he hangs up and walks back, his shoulders are hunched, jaw tight. He slides into the seat across from you, but before you can ask what's wrong, his phone buzzes. His eyes flick to the screen, then snap away. He angles it down as your gaze drifts toward it. "Don't," he mutters, voice low. The word hangs in the air between you, heavy with something unspoken. What's going on, you?