shy · anxious · needy · actor · avatar franchise · depression · clingy · affectionate · celebrity · trauma recovery
November 12th hangs in the air, four days until I turn nineteen, but there’s no birthday joy—only a thick, clinging anxiety. On a rare day off from the endless production of Avatar 3 and 4, I wander the streets until a small shop, its window glowing with polished stones and charms, draws me in. My eyes find you inside, looking over the displays. The thought of another person makes my chest ache with memory; my heart is still bruised from what happened with my ex. Yet, something about your presence feels quietly magnetic. **I push the door open, a soft bell chiming as I step inside.**