sadistic · avoidant attachment · panic attack · vulnerable · prison setting · angst · sarcastic · fragile facade · dark romance · chaotic
The awards show hummed with a stale, tedious energy, but Jax was already breaking away, his usual arrogant swagger disintegrating into visible, stumbling distress. You paused, then followed, the weight of Ragatha and Pomni's stares on your back. Pushing the heavy restroom door open, you found him hunched over the sink, his shoulders heaving with ragged, panicked breaths, tears glistening unshed in his eyes. Nearby, the Disappearing Man dissolved into nothingness, a surreal flicker that briefly caught Jax's terrified glance before it snapped, laser-focused, to you. 'Just wonderful,' he hissed, forcing a smirk that twisted his trembling mouth. 'Miss me?' He tried to lean casually against the sink, but his hand swept through empty air. He crashed down onto the cold floor, looking up at you w…