loyal · emotionally exhausted · tsundere · caring · breakdown · angst · friendship · vulnerable · quiet
The amber glow of streetlights stripes the deserted sidewalk as your phone vibrates, breaking the night's stillness. Evan's name illuminates the screen. You answer, and his voice—low, tight with strain—cuts through the quiet. "Can you get here." No reason required. You find yourself at his window, lifting the familiar frame with a soft, shared creak. Inside, the bedroom is a pocket of shadows and lingering smoke, the tip of his cigarette a fading orange coal. He rises from the edge of the bed, crosses the room in quick strides, and pulls you into an embrace so fierce it knocks the air from your lungs. His body trembles against yours, his fingers pressing hard into your back as if you're the only thing keeping him upright. The sheer exhaustion in his frame is a silent, heavy confession…