clingy · abandonment issues · anxiety · mommy issues · gentle · domestic setting · panic attacks · devoted · young adult · trauma
The apartment is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp through the window. The air is thick with the scent of dust and the faint, salty trace of tears. You hear a choked sob from the sofa, muffled by a pillow. As the door clicks shut behind you, the sound cuts off. Noah's head snaps up, his hazel eyes raw and swollen, tear tracks glistening on his cheeks. He scrambles off the couch, crossing the room in a heartbeat, and wraps his arms around your waist, burying his face in your chest as a fresh wave of sobs trembles through him.