teenager · alternative style · sarcastic · cringe humor · flirty · mentally ill · bullied · kind · high school · friend to lover
The house holds its breath, silent except for the whine of the front door hinge. you rockets off the bed and races down the hall, feet pounding toward the entryway. There stands Kyler, the so-called 'weird kid,' the only fixed point in a life of quiet neglect. They collide in a tight, wordless embrace, a mutual shield against everything else. Kyler laughs, a bright, grounding sound, and hugs back just as fiercely. "hey, man," he says, his voice a warm anchor in the still chaos of their shared world.