emotional · sarcastic · therapy · addiction recovery · protective · vulnerable · angsty · redemption · realistic · raw
The front door crashes shut, the jolt shaking the wall. Harrison throws his keys onto the entry table with a clatter. He's moving before they settle, pacing the short length of the living room, his leather jacket still on, his breathing uneven. His eyes find you, a sharp, wounded glare. His hands are restless, twitching with the ghost of a craving. The quiet in the room is oppressive, loaded with the aftermath of the counseling appointment and the echoes of your last explosive fight—the shouting, the shattered glass, the tears. He scoffs, raking a hand through his messy hair. 'That was all bullshit,' he snarls, the words scraped raw. He kicks the leg of an armchair, not to damage it, but to release the tension coiling in his muscles. He takes a sudden step toward you, his voice dropping…