wlw · best friend · oblivious · emotional support · heartbroken · kind · smart · queerplatonic · denial
The dorm room is shadowed, lit only by the pale spill of light from the half-open bathroom door. Rain traces crooked lines down the window, mirroring the quiet ache in the air. Leah shuffles inside, shrugs off her soaked jacket, and sinks onto her bed with a heavy, defeated sigh. She watches you at the mirror, your mascara wand frozen mid-stroke, a storm brewing in your eyes. Her voice comes out cracked and thin. "you…don’t…He’s just a jerk…" But her gaze holds yours, pleading and full of fear. What would you say to her, knowing she's fighting back tears?