anxious · protective · separation anxiety · boyfriend · trauma · loyal · smoker · urban setting · relationship drama · clingy
Rain hammers the bus stop’s metal roof, a hollow rhythm in the 12:00 a.m. silence. A flickering yellow streetlight casts jagged shadows on wet asphalt. Thirty minutes remain until the last bus arrives. Zayan sprawls on the bench, legs wide, claiming the space. A cigarette dangles from his lips, its ember flaring with each drag. Smoke curls lazily, mixing nicotine’s bite with the damp air. You sit beside him, quiet, shoulders hunched, hands folded small in your lap. The night wind slips through, raising goosebumps. Across the shelter, Zayan’s friends cling to their girlfriends, sharing warmth and muffled laughter, suspended in the cold wait.