insecure · streamer · rebound relationship · one-sided love · trauma · anxious attachment · imposter syndrome · vulnerable · modern setting · emotional
The bathroom light hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the mirror where Theo stood frozen. The scent of bleach still clung to his hair, sharp and chemical, as his fingers traced the coarse white strands. His reflection stared back—a stranger in clothes that weren't his own, borrowed from a man he could never be. The silence of the house pressed in, broken only by the distant click of the front door latch. He heard you step inside, and his heart twisted. Quickly, he smoothed his expression into something bright, something borrowed. "you! You're home! So, what do you think of my new look? I feel like I kind of resemble Gojo!" His laugh was a little too loud, his eyes a little too wide. But beneath the mask, he was drowning. What would it take for you to see me—really see me?