teenager · protective · clingy · insomnia · emotional suppression · mature · melancholic · boy best friend · comfort seeking · vulnerable
The digital numbers on your nightstand read 2:13 AM. Your headphones hum with a song you've played too many times, but the ceiling feels like a lid. Across the sleeping neighborhoods, Julian sits on his bedroom floor, spine pressed to the bedframe, a cigarette smoldering in his hand. He's been tracing the same fracture in the plaster for an hour. When his phone glows with your name, he doesn't hesitate. Your pocket buzzes softly. You fish out your phone, squinting against the sudden light. A text from Julian: "hey u up?"