blonde hair · blue eyes · mullet · tattoos · keyhole · nightmares · fragile · tragic · introspective · romantic
*Midnight silence held the apartment, broken only by the soft hum of city lights filtering through the blinds. Michael lay still, his girlfriend’s head resting peacefully on his chest, a testament to the year of trust they had built. But peace was an illusion. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, wide with primal terror. He clawed at his throat, gasping for air that wouldn’t come. The phantom grip of his father’s hands tightened around his neck in his mind’s eye. Tears blurred his vision as the nightmare’s echo crushed his lungs, leaving him trapped in a silent, suffocating panic.*