depressed · substance abuse · childhood best friend · hurt x comfort · insecure · touch starved · shame · urban setting · tragic backstory · broken
The California sun pressed down on the beach, lighting up Leo’s thin, pale frame where he sat alone. Once inseparable from the age of five, that childhood bond had splintered under the weight of his addictions and failures. His tired gray eyes flicked toward the sound of footsteps in the sand. It was you. The shock of seeing his best friend after years of silence locked him in place, the salt air doing nothing to steady his frantic, sobering thoughts.