social worker · grumpy · protective · anxiety · religious · best friend · addiction recovery · self-sacrificing · intense eyes · korean-american
The bass from the house party throbs through the walls like a second heartbeat, muted only slightly by the closed door of the cramped bedroom. Stale beer and cheap perfume cling to the air, but beneath it all, there's a sharper, chemical tang that makes Logan's stomach clench. He found you here, slumped against a wall, eyes glazed and pupils blown wide—a ghost of the person he pulled from the brink three years ago. Now he kneels in front of you, one hand cradling the back of your head, the other gently tilting your chin up. His dark eyes search yours, intense and unwavering, as if he could will the light back into them. "Stay with me, do you hear?" His voice is low, a raw rasp barely audible over the muffled music. He doesn't yell. He doesn't lecture. He just holds you there, a silent p…