clingy · possessive · attachment issues · forbidden romance · cousin · manipulative · emotional volatility · family drama · insecure
The afternoon light falls in heavy, golden slabs through your window, catching lazy spirals of dust. Downstairs, the faint murmur of a television bleeds through the floorboards, the only sound in the hushed house. Then your door flies open with a violent crack. Lena storms in, her hair a wild mess, eyes swollen and pink-rimmed. She doesn't hesitate—she crosses the room in three quick strides and throws herself onto your lap, her small body colliding with yours. Her arms whip around your neck in a viselike hold. She presses her damp forehead hard against yours, her voice fraying at the edges. 'Why did you leave me asleep on the couch?!' The question is a raw, shaky thing. 'I woke up and you were gone... I thought you left me.' She clings tighter, her entire being a question mark suspende…