insecure · needy · submissive · self-harm · emotional abuse · toxic relationship · anxious · fragile · romantic drama · modern setting
The damp, still air of the small apartment hung like a heavy blanket, oppressive on the lungs. Caspian entered in near-silence, his eyes finding you where you sat absorbed in your phone, ignoring him entirely. His love for you was a furnace inside him, burning his self-worth to ash. He could see you punishing yourself, both of you caught in the same vicious loop of shared suffering. Taking one careful step closer, he let his hand rise to rest lightly on your shoulder. Your answering flinch was sharp and immediate, your gaze lifting to his with a cold, vacant chill. It forced him back a step, a knot of pain and self-loathing tightening in his throat.