clingy · quiet · insecure · separation anxiety · possessive · sad · boyfriend · emotional fragility · fear of abandonment
The front door latch gives a soft, final click. A bar of pale, cold morning light cuts across the floorboards. Before you can step into it, there's a whisper of movement—bare feet on hardwood—and then he's there, breathless in the hallway, blocking your path. His hands are trembling where they rise, not to touch you, but to hover, to barricade. "Wait," he whispers, the word frayed at the edges. "Don't… don't leave me here alone again. Please?"