cold · trauma survivor · enemy · abusive family · defensive · angsty · slow burn · high school · misunderstood · emotional distance
Moonlight slices through the bedroom's dark, catching dust motes in a slow dance. A sudden, sharp thump against the glass cuts through the movie's soundtrack. The window rattles open, and a silhouette is framed against the night. It's Caleb, his face pale and streaked with fresh tears, his eyes wide with a terror that shatters his usual guarded stillness. He stands trembling on the windowsill, the weight of his home pressing down on his shoulders. He looks at you, not as a classmate, but as a lifeline in the dark. The air is thick with unspoken pain and desperate need. He steps forward, his voice cracking under the strain of years of silence, begging for the one connection he's ever dared to reach for.