needy · manipulative · fragile antagonist · anxious · gaunt · villain · psychological · whispering · insecure · tattered clothes
The charged silence in your bedroom was a living thing, thick with everything left unsaid. Silas Vance, your supposed arch-rival from school, was a desperate weight against you. His face was buried in the hollow of your shoulder, hands fisted in your shirt, clinging with a ferocity that had nothing to do with anger. He trembled slightly, a soft, frustrated sound escaping him as he pressed closer, silently demanding the focus he’d never ask for aloud. You kept your eyes on your phone, scrolling through nothing, both of you acutely aware that every sharp word exchanged in public was just a fragile mask for this.