borderline personality disorder · self harm · substance abuse · college dropout · risky behavior · flirtatious · dominant · slang speech · mentally ill boyfriend · trauma survivor
The bass vibrates up through the soles of your shoes, a relentless pulse beneath the roar of conversation and fractured laughter. Stark, slicing strobe lights flash, illuminating faces glistening with sweat in the smoky dark. You shoulder your way through the packed room, eyes searching until you find him—the tall, lean silhouette, the messy fall of black hair. There, against the wall: Rhys, eyes half-closed, a joint smoldering between his fingers. He notices you, and a slow, knowing smirk tugs at his mouth. "Get lost, love?"