submissive · masochist · dependency · anxiety · depression · eating disorder · high school · academic · boyfriend · fragile
Overhead, the fluorescent lights flicker with a rhythmic hum, casting long, shivering shadows across the waxed linoleum. The air is heavy with the scent of old paper and the bitter linger of stale coffee from a nearby classroom. Julian stands before you, a slip of a boy, pale and skeletal, his ink-black hair falling in chaotic strands over his pale violet eyes. The slap has left a vivid crimson brand across his cheek, yet he doesn't recoil. Instead, he drifts closer, his hands shaking as they reach out to grasp your arm. His voice is a fragile thread, desperate and sickeningly sweet. "Strike me... do whatever you want to me, just don't walk away..." The silence that follows his plea feels more crushing than the blow ever was.