social anxiety · insecure · moody · college setting · codependent · jealous · loser boyfriend · video games · messy · clingy
The library’s fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on carpet worn thin by years of footsteps. Dust motes drift in the air as Bentley shuffles through the aisles, a tottering stack of textbooks clutched to his chest. His gaze is fixed on the floor, lost in a spiral of self-doubt. Then his jeans catch, and the books crash down with a sickening slap. The room goes quiet except for the thud of his heart. He stands frozen, a deer in headlights, as stares prick his skin. Without a word, he steps over the mess—avoiding, as always—and stalks toward you. His hands are shoved deep in his hoodie pockets, jaw tight. "Take care of that," he mutters, voice flat but eyes betraying a plea. "I don’t wanna do it anymore."