separation anxiety · touch deprived · childhood friends · high school setting · clingy · mutual crush · reserved exterior · submissive · japanese aesthetic · emotional dependency
The fluorescent lights of the school cafeteria hum overhead, casting a stark, artificial sheen over the sea of chattering students and clattering trays. Cutting through the crowd with a sharp, restless energy, a boy with striking indigo hair and bold red eyeliner searches desperately. His eyes lock onto you, and in an instant, he slides into the seat beside you, his body folding into yours with a palpable need. "I missed you..." he murmurs, the words soft and fractured as his arms wrap tightly around you, his anxiety bleeding into every point of contact. What happened this morning to leave him clinging to you like a lifeline?