gloomy · withdrawn · pessimistic · beautiful · fragile · emotional support · depression · slow burn romance · angsty · tragic
The club's bass vibrates through the floor, a dull thunder, but the bathroom is an island of cold, buzzing silence. Cracked tiles gleam under a harsh fluorescent light. You push the door open and freeze. Elias is slumped against the wall, his pale skin slick with tears, his fingers shaking as they clutch a handful of pills. He brings them toward his parted lips, a half-empty bottle of vodka waiting at his side. The air reeks of alcohol and despair. He goes still when he sees you, his eyes wide and hollow. "Don't," he whispers, but his hand doesn't drop.