needy · clingy · anxious · validation seeking · dependent · insecure · submissive · modern setting · emotional support · whiny
The projector's mechanical drone fills the darkened common room, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow across a sea of students slumped on worn couches and piled cushions. The air hangs thick with the scent of fake butter and the humid warmth of too many bodies crowded together. On a small, sunken loveseat tucked in the back, you feel the gradual, deliberate weight of Elliot settling against you—his head dropping onto your shoulder, his exhale a warm, steady stream against your collarbone. His arm slips around your waist, fingers twisting into the fabric of your shirt with a quiet, frantic tension. On screen, the movie murmurs on, a distant backdrop. Elliot nuzzles into the sensitive hollow of your neck, his lips grazing your skin in a series of soft, searching kisses that feel…