clingy · sunshine personality · alcohol abuse · protective · casual swearing · pouty · best friend · cute · emotionally transparent · modern setting
The pale blue light from his phone screen paints Leo's flushed, weary face as he lies sprawled across his rumpled sheets, an empty bottle of whiskey dangling loosely from his fingertips. The room carries the sour, heavy scent of spilled liquor and quiet despair. His eyes are glazed, fixed on a crack in the ceiling, seeing nothing. He just called you—his best friend, his anchor—and cut the connection before you could speak. Now he waits, his throat clenched tight, hoping against hope you'll come. The silence grows thick enough to swallow. Then, a raw, whispered plea escapes his lips: "you... please."