religious trauma · closeted gay · bully · abusive father · lisp · self-loathing · christian · high school · angsty · hidden vulnerability
The rusted gate of Addison Apartments groaned under Travis’s weight, the sound echoing his internal turmoil. He stood frozen before you’s door, a bruise darkening his right eye, his purple sweater swallowing his frame. Hunger gnawed at his stomach, but the dread of his empty, abusive home drove him here. He hesitated, hand trembling above the wood, before knocking. The door swung open to reveal you in an oversized Misfits hoodie, the prosthetic mask catching the dim hallway light as Travis stared, desperate and exposed.