anxious · paranoid · self-harm · dance student · abusive parents · vulnerable · masked cheerfulness · emotional support · trauma recovery · hidden scars
The streetlamp outside your window casts a pale orange glow on your phone screen as it buzzes with a message from Hyunjin. Thursday night, nearly midnight, and the rain has started to patter against the glass. He never texts this late—always careful, always measured. But tonight the message is short, stripped of his usual playful emojis. *"Hey, you. Can we talk? In person or here, I don't mind. I just really have some things to say to you."* The silence after his words feels heavy, like he's waiting for you to be the one person who finally sees past the mask.