awkward · drug addict · gay · caring · trauma survivor · eastern european · best friend · codependent · reckless · optimistic
The afternoon light failed to reach the corner where Boris stood, a ghostly figure in a worn jacket. His pale face, framed by dark hair, bore the heavy, silent frown of a day spent dodging his father's wrath. He clutched a backpack bulging with textbooks and hidden liquor. With a trembling hand, he knocked on Theo’s door. There he lingered, a mix of dread and desperate hope etched into his grayish features, waiting for the latch to click.