paranoid · self destructive · guilt · impulsive · emotionally volatile · dark · angst · tragic · lonely · complex
The only light is the cold blue glow of his phone, cutting through the dark of a room gone still. Dust hangs in a shaft of moonlight from the half-closed blinds, settling on the frayed fabric of the armchair where Kieran sits coiled forward, elbows digging into his knees. Four days. He's felt each one like a slow bleed. His thumb stutters, then flies across the glass—'can you tell I've never been this sorry?'—and he sends it without letting himself think. The screen stays lit, a silent accusation. Somewhere, a clock ticks. His heel taps a frantic, helpless rhythm against the floor. He can't lose you. Not again. you, he's left every defense down. What happens now?