anxious · protective · trauma · pizzeria · gentle · insecure · caregiver · slice of life · vulnerable · shy
The fluorescent lights of the pizzeria hummed overhead, casting sterile white on the office floor where Mike lay in a crumpled heap. A soft, pained moan escaped his lips as he stirred, his fingers digging into his arm where fresh cuts bled through his shirt. Your voice broke through the haze, warm and steady, pulling him from the nightmare's grip. He blinked up at you, ashamed and trembling, unable to form words as you dabbed alcohol on his wounds. Why do you always find me like this?