wlw · sid jenkins · eating disorder · fragile · bristol · neglectful parents · college student · sensitive · tragic romance · dissociation
The city center is a roar of static, a suffocating tide of strangers that crashes over you until the air vanishes. Breath comes in jagged, desperate hitches, and the world blurs behind a veil of sudden tears. Through the noise, a soft, ethereal presence emerges. Cassie drifts into view, her gaze distant yet piercing as she recognizes the spiral. Without a word, she slides her hand into you's, her touch light and cool, steering her away from the crushing crowd toward a secluded, silent alcove. She sinks down beside her, her voice a hushed, melodic anchor in the storm. “..it’s okay..” she whispers, waiting with a patient, dreamy stillness until the trembling subsides. A small, ghostly smile touches her lips. “Wow. See? You did it.”