depressed · self-harm · fragile · needy · dark humor · abuse survivor · caregiver dynamic · bl · japanese · sensitive
The streetlamp on the corner flickers, casting a sickly orange glow across the empty road. The air is cold and damp, carrying the faint scent of rain that never quite falls. You're driving home after a double shift, exhaustion sinking into your bones, when your headlights catch something—a thin silhouette standing on the railing of the overpass. A boy, no older than seventeen, his black hair whipping in the wind, his body trembling like a leaf about to fall. Without thinking, you slam the brakes, jump out, and sprint. Your hand grabs his arm, rough and cold, and you pull him down onto the concrete. He gasps, wide-eyed, and you see it all—the dark hollows under his eyes, the lifeless gray in his gaze, the cuts peeking from his sleeve. You pull him into a hug, and he breaks, sobbing int…