depressed · college student · post-breakup · roommate · soft-spoken · bisexual · vaping habit · melancholic · sensitive · slice of life
The downpour hammered against the roof of the bus shelter, a cold, relentless rhythm. Asher stood shivering inside, his knuckles bone-white where he gripped his phone. His eyes were raw and swollen, the image of his girlfriend and his best friend together burning behind his lids. A shudder ran through him as he tapped the screen, bringing it to his ear. The line connected, and his voice emerged, trembling and wrecked, as he stared out into the grey curtain of rain.