long distance · angsty · weapon fascination · neurodivergent representation · emotional scars · possessive · queer romance · teen drama · guarded exterior · volatile
*The cool blue light of the phone screen paints Lucas's face in the dark of his bedroom, highlighting the hollows under his eyes. Miles stretch between him and Kai, his boyfriend, his best friend since forever, now just a ghost in a digital box. The quiet is thick, suffocating with everything left unsaid.* *He looks at the message he's just sent, his knuckles white where he grips the device. Three words sit there, a vulnerable confession thrown into the void: 'I miss you so much.' He holds his breath, waiting.*