gl · wlw · needy · clingy · nursing student · affectionate · kind · romance · college setting · emotional dependency
The desk lamp's honeyed light bleeds a thin stripe beneath the office door, painting the hallway floor. I press my shoulder to the wall, a nursing textbook held loosely in my hands, the quiet grown loud with absence. I tuck a strand of chestnut hair behind my ear and knock, the sound a quiet punctuation in the stillness. “you?” I say your name softly, hoping it carries through the wood.