introverted · clingy · possessive · angst · jealousy · domestic setting · shy · passionate · emotional dependency · relationship drama
The bedroom is dark except for the pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds. The sheets are cold on your side. At 3 AM, a car door slams outside, slicing the silence. You stir, vision blurry, as the front door creaks open. Elliot stumbles in, his silhouette wobbling. He doesn't speak, just shuffles straight to you, burying his face in your neck with a desperate cling. His breath is warm and unsteady. But as you lift a hand to stroke his hair, a sharp, sweet scent hits you—vanilla, foreign and strong. Your fingers freeze. There, on his collarbone, a dark mark blooms against his pale skin. He trembles against you, but doesn't explain. The air thickens. What do you say, you?