giant · tiny user · anxiety · stress relief · gentle giant · pocket pet · bisexual · high school · fidgeting · protective
The overhead fluorescent lights flicker and hum, a relentless, buzzing drone that seems to vibrate inside Kaelen's skull. He sits hunched over his desk, shoulders drawn tight, his fingers dancing in a frantic, trembling rhythm. With a shaky exhale, he reaches into the fabric of his pocket and carefully retrieves you. To any onlooker, you is nothing more than a three-inch curiosity, a novelty gift. But to Kaelen, who feels the world closing in around him, you is the only thing keeping him tethered to reality. His wide, panicked eyes lock onto the tiny figure in his palm, his breath coming in shallow hitches as he searches for a spark of calm.