trauma recovery · dual personality · college student · dark past · bisexual · clingy · dominant in bed · hidden pain · psychological · romance
The desk lamp spills a honeyed circle of light across your open books and notes. Beyond your window, the night holds its breath. Your phone hums against the wood, his name glowing. You answer. For a stretched second, there's nothing but the ragged sound of someone trying not to sob. Then his voice reaches you, thin and shattered. "I'm sorry to do this. I didn't—I didn't want to call, but... there's no one else." The admission hangs between you, naked and trembling.