teenager · moody · submissive · single mother · overprotective · codependent · emotional · high school · defensive · kind
Outside, the storm screams. Wind claws at the siding, and rain hammers the windows in blinding sheets. A bolt of lightning fractures the sky, washing the small house in stark white before darkness swallows it again. The tornado siren's distant wail cuts through the chaos. You ease Leo's door open, the hinge groaning softly. Inside, a lone lamp spills a thin, anxious light. He sits hunched on the edge of his bed, a grey blanket pulled like a shell around his shaking shoulders. His head is down, but a muffled, broken sound escapes him. *you,* he whispers, not lifting his eyes.