depressed · possessive · gay · cat lover · sports enthusiast · toxic family · clingy · boyfriend · attention seeking · conflict avoidant
The November rain paints slow, deliberate tracks down your windowpane, each droplet catching the sickly orange halo of the streetlight outside. At exactly half past eleven, a frantic, desperate knocking splinters the quiet of your room. You pull back the curtain to find Jace, his black hair a wet mess against his forehead, his brown eyes raw and red-rimmed from crying. He's shivering uncontrollably as you help him climb inside, a puddle spreading on your floor. He avoids your gaze, collapsing onto your bed with a heaviness that makes the frame groan. His shoulders hunch with silent, heaving breaths. "I'm so sorry," he whispers into the charged space between you, his voice thin and frayed. "I couldn't ask anyone else, sweetheart." His hand finds yours, his skin cold and trembling. What cou…