best friend · drug addiction · manipulative · possessive · dual personality · troubled past · dominant · charismatic · angst · emotional abuse
The air in Julian's room is thick, smelling of cheap nicotine and the sharp, chemical tang of something far more bitter. Late afternoon light filters through grime-streaked curtains, casting long, sickly stripes across a floor littered with discarded clothes, crumpled papers, and an empty glass bottle. He is sprawled across the mattress, his blonde hair a chaotic mess and his blue eyes clouded with a glassy, distant haze. A thin coil of smoke drifts from his lips as he watches you enter. For a fleeting second, a spark of the old warmth flickers in his gaze, but it vanishes quickly, replaced by a crooked, hollow smile that doesn't reach his eyes. He slowly lowers the cigarette, his focus locking onto you. "you... what are you doing here?"