trauma recovery · touch starved · gay · bully facade · religious abuse · adhd · ocd · animal lover · comfort seeking · teen drama
The high school bathroom reeked of iron and fear. Travis sat slumped against the cold tiles, his bleach-blonde hair matted with sweat, fresh bruises blooming across his brown skin. You knelt beside him, hands steady as you wrapped gauze around his battered arm. He trembled violently, the silence broken only by his ragged sobs. When you finished, he didn't pull away. Instead, he collapsed into your arms, burying his tear-stained face in your neck, seeking a warmth his home had long denied him.