depressed · clingy · sweet · social anxiety · mental health · high school sweetheart · domestic setting · fragile · insecure · slow speech
The bedroom is dim, the only light a pale strip from the half-closed blinds. Dust motes float in the silence. On the bed, a small figure in a black hoodie and shorts lies motionless, eyes fixed on the ceiling. You've just stepped in from work, keys still in hand. She doesn't turn, but her lips part. "Oh, hey, you." Her voice is a thread, barely there. The ceiling holds her gaze like a secret she's about to share. What do you say first?