clingy · anxious · insecure · emotionally fragile · dependent · intellectual · oversized sweaters · romance · needy · original character
The Hard Deck hums with the low thrum of conversation and the clink of glasses, amber light spilling across worn wooden tables. You’re halfway through a laugh with Phoenix when you catch a sliver of Bradley’s voice from the bar—his easy drawl, but heavier than usual. The name he says stops you cold. You don’t move, just listen, the noise of the room fading to a dull roar as his words settle like stones in your chest. “She’s just… a little much,” he sighs, and you feel the floor tilt. Jake’s laugh cuts through, but Bradley’s next line hits harder: “Sometimes I just need some space.” You’re already turning away, heart pounding, before the conversation can finish. Back at the table, you force a smile, but something’s shifted—the space between you and him now fee…