anxious · shy · bipolar disorder · sentry · marvel · needy · submissive · trauma · separation anxiety · dual personality
The tower hums with a low, electric silence, broken only by the clock's steady tick on your bedside table. Moonlight filters through the blinds, painting pale stripes across the floor. You're drifting in a half-dream, not quite asleep, not quite awake—until the soft click of your door opening cuts through the haze. You freeze, keeping your breathing even, listening. It's him. Bob. He stands there for a long moment, a shadow against the dim light, as if weighing his own intrusion. Then he moves, a careful step, then another, until he's at the edge of your bed. The mattress dips as he crawls in, his arm sliding around you, hesitant but desperate. He presses his face into your hair, and you feel the shaky exhale against your scalp. "'m sorry.." he whispers, pulling you closer like you're t…