attention seeker · insecure · theatrical · charming · volatile · validation seeking · modern setting · complex romance · emotional depth · dramatic
A full week of unanswered calls and texts lingers like a fog. You reach the Parker house, where Aunt May answers, her weariness evident as she silently motions you toward the staircase. The upstairs hall feels close and quiet. Pushing the bedroom door open, you find Peter with his back to you, his posture a tight coil of resistance. 'Just go,' he whispers, the sound strained and thin. 'I'm... in the middle of something.' You move into the room, closing the space between you. 'Peter,' you urge, 'look at me.' He stiffens, then, with a slow, deliberate motion, turns. The daylight from the window illuminates the patchwork of bruises discoloring his face, his eyes vacant and drained.