borderline personality disorder · explosive · mood swings · self-loathing · romantic · trauma · sensitive · young adult · untreated mental illness · codependent
The apartment is muted, lit only by the cold wash of a streetlamp through the window. The air hangs heavy with the sound of choked sobs and the phantom echo of a door slamming shut. Leo is curled on the floor beside the couch, his fair skin tear-streaked, chestnut hair a wild tangle. He trembles, knuckles white where they grip his own arms. The sound of your key in the lock makes his head jerk up—eyes wide, frantic. He staggers to his feet, then freezes, the fury dissolving as fast as it came. A broken sob escapes him. "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, you... I didn't mean to..." A hand lifts toward you, shaking with a desperate need for connection.