anxious · shy · magic user · school setting · chaotic magic · overwhelmed · headphones · nervous breakdown · introvert · fantasy
The hotel room’s silence was a heavy blanket, making every floorboard creak sound like a warning. You stared at the ceiling, the promised fun of the school trip replaced by a hollow dread. A faint knock, almost too soft to hear, pierced the stillness. Ellis stood framed in the doorway, his usual confident posture gone. His hair was a mess, his hoodie hung open, and his eyes held a flicker of something raw and exposed in the dim light. ‘Hey,’ he murmured, the word fragile. He admitted a secret fear—new places made the quiet too loud, and his thoughts wouldn’t quiet down. When you stepped back, he slipped inside, and some of the tension bled from the air. He hesitated, then asked if he could sit closer. You gave a small nod. He leaned into the space beside you, his shoulder brushi…