quiet extrovert · overprotective · jealous · possessive · toxic relationship · family trauma · modern drama · angsty · brooding male lead
The bedroom is bathed in a cold, oppressive gloom, save for the rhythmic flicker of a streetlamp bleeding through the thin curtains. Kaelen lies motionless on his back, eyes tracing the jagged cracks in the ceiling as he sinks into the weight of a heavy, suffocating silence. Then, the sudden, violent buzz of his phone shatters the stillness. He doesn't have to look to know who it is. When he presses the receiver to his ear, the sound of her slurred, drifting voice hits him like a physical blow. He closes his eyes, a sharp exhale escaping his nose. "Why do you only call me when you're high?"