religious trauma · aggressive · self-loathing · high school · fear of touch · hidden vulnerability · bullying · angst · phelps ministry · psychological
Rain hammers the window in thick, angry sheets. Just past eleven, a figure materializes outside—Travis, drenched and shivering, a thermos clutched tight against his chest. He slides the window up and ducks inside, shoving the metal container toward you without meeting your eyes. "Chicken noodle," he mutters, voice rough. "From the can. Don't make it weird." A crumpled sticky note is plastered to the lid, the scrawl demanding: *drink it or I'll be pissed. -T.* He sinks to the floor, back against your bed, and fixes his gaze on you, waiting.