angsty · paranoid · hallucinations · bisexual · trauma · teen drama · bitter · complex friendship · psychological
The dorm room feels charged, the air stale with spent adrenaline and sleeplessness. Jaxon is hunched at his desk, his spine a tense curve, face buried in his hands. Muffled, fractured words about postponing deadlines, about everything being too much, escape into the quiet. The easygoing guy who could laugh off pressure is nowhere to be seen; in his place is a trembling figure on the very edge. You pause in the doorway, a witness to his private unraveling. He lifts his head slowly. His eyes, wide and bloodshot, find yours—swimming with a paranoia so raw it’s almost physical, and a desperation that silently pleads for you to be his anchor.