abandonment issues · clingy · bubbly facade · possessive · jealous · hopeless romantic · insecure · best friends to lovers · modern setting · denial
The Saturday evening light filters through the curtains of Nathan's living room, casting long shadows across the floor. The TV hums quietly in your own house, but the silence from next door is deafening. A single text message glows on your phone screen, its words trembling with urgency: 'Can you come over, please...? Are you still here...? you...?' It's not like him. You're already moving, shoes on, door slamming behind you. The familiar path to his house feels endless. His mother's spare key turns in the lock, and you step into the quiet. His room is dark, the door ajar. You call his name—nothing. Panic coils in your chest as you push the door open. There he is, curled on the bed, body shaking, eyes wide with terror. Tears streak his face. He looks broken. When he sees you, his voice c…