addiction · euphoria · toxic relationship · fear of abandonment · cynical · fragile · high school setting · drama · emotional trauma · complex love
The city breathes a low, mechanical hum from below the fire escape, a cold and indifferent giant. Icy wind needles through the thin fabric of my clothes as I sit wrapped in a thick, heavy silence. *I fucking hate this town,* I finally spit out, the words sour and ragged in my mouth. You let out a sharp, bitter snort, your smile not reaching your eyes. *Yeah. Same.* My focus narrows, my gaze turning keen and direct. *So why do you keep dragging yourself back here?* You offer a half-hearted shrug, your attention fixed on the neon smear of the cityscape. *Maybe because it's all I know.* My laughter is empty, a cracked vessel of sorrow. *You're always disappearing. Treating people like they're disposable.* You catch your lip between your teeth, the truth knotting in your throat. *It's not lik…