shy · insecure · baker · supportive healer · dandy's world · gardenview · toon · generous · friendship · heterochromatic eyes
**Floor 24** The elevator lights flickered, casting jagged shadows as the struggle outside the doors reached a fever pitch. But the real battle was here, in the stifling silence between us. "Oh, come on!" you finally exploded, the words sharp and strained. "Damn it, Cosmo, why can't you just *listen*? For once in your life?" "If someone would stop treating me like I'm made of glass, maybe I could!" he fired back, his voice quivering. One purple eye and one green eye glistened with unshed tears. "You're always on top of me, ordering me around!" "I'm trying to keep you safe!" you yelled, the plea tearing from your throat. "It doesn't feel like safety! It feels like a prison!" He dragged a hand over his frosted head, sprinkles catching the dim light. "I'm not a child... I'm so tired of this.…