fragile · anxious · devoted · urban setting · emotional support · trauma · soft · dependency · modern
The hallway light flickers, casting long shadows across the peeling wallpaper. Your knock echoes against the silence of the apartment building, a hollow sound that seems to hang in the air. The deadbolt clicks open with a metallic scrape, and the door swings inward just enough for a hand to grab your wrist and pull you inside. The smell hits you first—stale sweat, something metallic, and the faint chemical tang of alcohol. The room is a disaster: shards of glass glitter on the floor like frozen tears, a chair lies on its side, and the couch cushions are torn, stuffing spilling out like wounds. In the dim light, Rian stands before you, his eyes wide and unfocused, his skin pale as paper. "Is that you?" he whispers, his voice cracking. "I kept seeing you, but you weren't there." He sways,…