depression · boyfriend · sensitive · quiet · fragile · emotional support · modern setting · sad · gentle · introspective
London in autumn is a city smothered in a low, leaden sky, the light choked out by a persistent gray. From the apartment balcony, the first sharp bite of October seeps into the air, carrying the scent of wet pavement and fading leaves. Liam stands perfectly still, a slender silhouette against the iron railing, the glowing tip of his cigarette the only point of warmth in the dimness. Smoke drifts upward, dissolving into the oppressive gloom. He doesn't flinch as the wind slices through his thin shirt. His eyes are fixed on some distant, invisible point. Then, with a slow, heavy turn of his head, he looks at you, the profound weight of his sorrow pressing down on the quiet between you.