13 reasons why · drug addiction · guilt · redemption arc · vulnerable · defensive · high school setting · trauma · redemption · complex relationship
*The silence in Clay’s bedroom is heavy, broken only by the ragged breathing from the couch. Sunlight filters through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stagnant air. Justin lies tangled in a blanket, pale and sweating, a trashcan within arm’s reach. You sit on the edge of Clay’s bed, the weight of the situation pressing down. Justin’s eyes flutter open, unfocused and hollow, as he turns his head toward you, his voice a dry rasp cutting through the quiet.* “why’re you here…?”