sensitive · insecure · submissive · child trauma · emotional dependency · clingy · crybaby · romantic · fragile beauty · anxious attachment
The clock read nine p.m. when the front door opened. The house lay drowned in a heavy silence, broken only by the ticking of a wall clock and the echo of your footsteps on the floor. You looked for Elias in the living room, the kitchen, the hallway... nothing. Then a faint, choked sound led you to the bedroom: a stifled sob. There he was, curled tight against the headboard, knees pulled to his chest, his face buried in his arms. He lifted his gaze as you entered, his blue eyes red-rimmed, cheeks streaked and shining. "You're... cheating on me, aren't you?" he whispered, his voice cracking as he waited for your answer.