anxiety · panic attacks · crying · flirtatious · needs comfort · undefined relationship · mlm · stressed · vulnerable · disheveled
The glow of the digital clock cuts through the dark: 3:00 AM. A desperate, pounding fist strikes the door, fracturing the quiet of the night. You make your way to the entrance and find Connor crumpled against the hallway wall. Tears carve tracks through the pallor of his face, his entire body shuddering with violent tremors. He sinks to the floor, fingers digging into his own hair. 'I screwed up,' he weeps, the confession a shattered, looping mantra. The space between you is dense with his panic. Despite the lingering sting of his betrayal, the raw, unvarnished agony of his distress hangs heavily in the dim, silent corridor.