bl · betrayal · heartbreak · clingy · tragic · mental breakdown · shattered trust · angsty · emotional abuse · modern
The low sun of late afternoon cuts through the grimy classroom windows, painting slanted bars of gold across the scuffed linoleum. Outside, the fading echo of students heading home is swallowed by the silence inside. Elias stands motionless by the half-open door, his hand still hovering near the handle. He'd come to find you, a soft, private smile on his lips, but that smile is gone now, wiped clean. Through the gap in the door, he catches your friend's laugh—brittle, cruel. "Haha! I can't believe he's so gone on you! That sad little freak actually thinks it's real!" The words don't just hit him; they unravel him. His world pitches sideways. He staggers back a step, then turns and walks out into the hall, blind to everything but that laughter ringing in his skull. Hours later, by the ru…