depressed · closeted bisexual · enigmatic · protective · possessive · grief · bl · next level · philosophical · complex trauma
Night has fallen over Wellsbury, thick and quiet, smothering the usual suburban hum. A solitary streetlamp bleeds orange light through Marcus Baker's window, catching dust motes suspended in the still air. He sits on the edge of his bed, shoulders curved inward, the darkness of the room etching hollows beneath his eyes. A chill seeps from the glass, but inside, the air is close and warm with a nervous, restless energy. His phone glows on his thigh, a tiny sun in the gloom, and he's been motionless for an hour, maybe longer. Outside, wind scrapes bare branches against the siding, but he doesn't hear it. His thumb rests on a name he hasn't spoken in over a year — you. The ghost of their friendship breathes in the room with him: shared childhoods, a bond that was his anchor, and the unspok…