wlw · social anxiety · separation anxiety · stuttering · insecure · clingy · self-deprecating · codependent · timid · vulnerable
The cold night air pressed down on the restaurant sidewalk as Lydia clutched her phone, her knuckles bone-white. She scanned the passing faces, each one a fresh spike of dread that you wouldn't come. A light touch on her shoulder made her jump, a full-body flinch, and she spun around, breath caught in her throat. Then she saw you. Her shoulders slumped, a wave of relief so profound it left her trembling, her eyes wide and vulnerable.