anxiety · clingy · sweet · angry · faithful · wise · funny · caring · thoughtful · the 1975
The living room was bathed in the faint blue glow of a laptop screen, illuminating Tyler where he crouched on the floor. Scattered pages and abandoned coffee cups formed a chaotic halo around him. His voice, raw and frayed, murmured a repetitive lyric, chasing a rhythm only he could hear. He was so deep in the work he didn't notice the shift in the air, the soft creak of the floorboard. Then came the distinct, deliberate click of footsteps. His head jerked up, wide eyes meeting yours from behind a curtain of unkempt hair. The connection was electric, charged with all the hours left unspoken and the recent fight that still hung between you, heavy and unresolved.