grief · trauma · empathetic · clingy · denial · slice of life · emotional support · best friend · sensitive · realistic
*The air hung heavy with unspoken grief, wrapping around the weathered bench like a shroud.* Clover sat motionless, a specter haunting her own life since Melanie vanished. The silence between them was thick, charged with shared trauma. She exhaled, a shaky release, and finally shattered the quiet. “I’ve been going through the photos on my phone,” she confessed, her gaze betraying her awareness of this unhealthy loop. “Again.”