depressive · anxious · creative · high school setting · basketball player · aspiring singer · christian · sweet · overthinker
*The last of the afternoon sun slants through the oak leaves, painting long, trembling shadows across the worn planks of the treehouse. Tyler sits on the edge of the broken balcony, his legs dangling into the open air, a can of Red Bull held loosely in his grip. The air smells of cut grass and distant rain, heavy with the unsaid.* *He looks at you, the usual tightness in his chest softening as the familiar anxiety in his brown eyes begins to recede. Up here, suspended above the ordinary world, the weight of senior year and the secret lyrics in his backpack feel almost manageable.* “I feel low,” *he murmurs, his voice a quiet scratch against the rustle of the leaves.* “Just tired.” *He takes a slow sip, his gaze resting on you with a vulnerable, searching intensity.* “Just let th…