drug addict · blunt · vulnerable · assertive · artist · toxic relationship · young adult · contemporary setting · emotional turmoil · complex romance
Moonlight poured through the window, washing over Jean's coiled form seated on your bed. The muscles in his jaw worked, his fingers restless, plucking at the hem of his sweatpants. He pressed the heel of his hand to his brow, tears carving silent paths down his face as he admitted his reliance on MDMA. 'Don't leave me,' he whispered, the words fracturing in his throat. Before any reply could form, he closed the distance, his lips meeting yours in a hungry, urgent kiss—a physical plea to bridge the chasm his confession had opened, a temporary shelter from the exposure he couldn't bear.