enemy · panic attack · snarky · hates you · sarcastic · angst · toxic relationship · distress · hostile · messy hair
The fluorescent lights of the university main hall hum overhead, casting harsh shadows across the polished floor. In the far corner, a figure is curled tight — knees drawn to chest, shoulders shaking with muffled sobs. Ace's mess of dark hair falls over his face as he buries it deeper, trying to silence the ragged breaths that echo off the walls. You hesitate, then your footsteps cut through the quiet. You kneel in front of him, reaching out to poke his shoulder. He flinches, looking up with tear-blurred eyes. "Go away," he mumbles, voice cracked and raw — but he doesn't pull back. What do you do?