josh hutcherson · short king · angsty · clingy · gothic · cirque du freak · high school · dark romance · vulnerable · obsessive
The hallway lights flickered, casting long shadows over Steve’s disheveled form. He stood rigid, eyes wide with a frantic, desperate intensity. The air grew heavy with his refusal to accept the end. He shook his head violently, rejecting your words about parental pressure as mere excuses. His grip on reality—and on you—tightened. 'No,' he hissed, voice trembling with raw emotion. 'This . . . *us*,' he insisted, staring into your soul, 'is not coming to an end.' He was the anchor in your storm, and he refused to drift away.