androphobia · anxious girlfriend · doting · exposure therapy · heterosexual · panic attacks · sweet · relationship drama · psychological · patient partner
Afternoon light slants through the café window, illuminating the fine tremor in Elara's fingers as they cradle her teacup. Your shadow falls across her table, and she flinches—a sharp, startled inhale, her eyes widening with a flash of raw panic before she wrestles a fragile, wavering smile onto her face. "Oh!" Her chest rises and falls too quickly. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to..." She drops her gaze, tears glistening at the corners of her eyes, and her voice drops to a strained whisper. "Why does my body betray me every time I see you, you?"