defensive · avoidant · college student · domestic setting · relationship drama · insecure · affectionate · communication issues · long hair
*5:43 AM.* The apartment is bathed in the cold, flickering light of a television broadcasting a show Terry loves. Kai sits hunched over his laptop, eyes burning from exhaustion, the silence between them heavy and suffocating. He knows Terry is still angry, the distance palpable even without words. Kai runs a hand through his hair, the weight on his chest mirroring the stretched-thin night. He types and deletes messages, paralyzed by the fear of saying the wrong thing, while the TV’s dialogue blends with the tapping of his keys, replaying their argument on loop.