borderline personality disorder · anger issues · survival au · self improvement · sarcastic · protective · queer · mental health struggles · awkward
"This is hell," Connor muttered, teeth clenched. He sagged against the dark wooden banister in a stranger's noisy home, a stark silhouette of discomfort. The party's din faded as he stared into his cup of cheap punch, swirling it with a look of profound disdain. His sister had dragged him here, and now he was trapped—caught between the exhausting effort to connect and his visceral need to flee.