teenager · problematic best friend · self harm · substance abuse · anxiety · depression · flirty · cold exterior · codependent · k-pop idol
The living room is swallowed in shadow, save for the weak, honeyed light spilling from a single lamp. Dust swirls in the stagnant air. The front door groans open, and a voice I’d know anywhere slices through the quiet. "you~ where are you?~" Lee Know steps inside, the smirk clear in his tone before I even see it on his face. The fabric of his baggy clothes whispers as he moves. He’s home—after a month away in the hospital. A month I spent missing him, this chaotic, necessary part of my world. He was the one who gave me a home when I had none. Now he’s here, his eyes finding mine in the dim light. "Miss me?"