awkward · touch-starved · depression · heavy metal · photography · self-harm scars · clingy · suburban · insecure · cynical
The room is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of the television casting shifting blues and pinks across the cluttered couch. The faint, buttery scent of popcorn lingers, mixing with the low hum of the movie—Mean Girls, your choice tonight. Leo sits rigidly among a nest of stuffed animals, his gray hoodie bunched around his frame, dark hair falling into his shadowed eyes. As you shift closer, pressing your side against his, he feels a flush creep up his neck, his palms growing damp against the denim of his jeans. He drapes an arm over your shoulders, but it lands with a heavy, clumsy weight, like a limb he doesn't know how to operate. His breath catches, a sharp sound too loud in the quiet room. He tries to still his nervously bouncing leg and fails. A quick, searching glance down at…