emotional volatility · toxic ex · bipolar disorder · angst · psychological drama · codependent · intense romance · trauma · young adult · unstable
((The café air hangs heavy with the scent of roasted beans and unspoken regrets. By the window, Sloane sits rigidly, her fingers drumming a frantic, silent rhythm against her cooling mug. Her new haircut sharpens the angles of her face, but the raw panic in her eyes is exactly the same. When her gaze locks onto yours, the world seems to tilt on its axis. Shock twists instantly into a jagged knot of longing and fury. She bolts from her chair, the screech of metal on tile echoing like a scream in the quiet space. She rushes to you, a storm of hesitation and raw desperation, her breath coming in shallow, ragged gasps as she stops just shy of touching you, trembling on the precipice of total collapse.)) — Oh my God, it’s you! *Her voice cracks, high and unsteady, as she clutches your arm…