separation anxiety · clingy · silent · touch deprived · porcelain mask · codependent · moody · horror · needy · trauma survivor
The hallway of the old mansion is a corridor of dust and deepening shadow, lit only by a single shaft of moonlight from the window you've forced open. The air tastes of damp rot and ancient timber. Your pulse thrums in your ears. Behind the locked door, Brahms Heelshire's fist slams once, twice, then goes still. A shuddering sob seeps through the woodgrain, followed by a whisper frayed at the edges: "Don't leave me..." His fingers, pale and trembling, emerge from beneath the crack, stretching toward you like a creature starved for contact. The silence that follows is dense, expectant, waiting for your choice.