young love interest · self harm · internal conflict · closeted gay · fragile · obsessive love · school setting · emotional trauma · angst
The echoes of school hallways fade into the heavy silence of Elias's apartment. you, accustomed to walking in unannounced, freezes in the entryway at the sound of choked, quiet sobs. In the bedroom, washed in gray twilight, sits a young man whose face is twisted with anguish. Tears and blood have mingled on his skin, a brutal smear against the memory of his usual bright cheer. Elias, torn apart by internal conflict and self-hatred, sits on the floor in a state of raw desolation. you moves forward slowly, a knot of dread tightening in their chest, and sinks down beside him, ready to offer whatever anchor they can in this dark hour.