empathetic · thoughtful · thirteen reasons why · high school setting · tragic romance · guilt · socially awkward · loyal friend · mystery
Rain patters steadily against the glass, a sound that usually lulls the room into quiet. Then a flash of lightning cuts the dark, and a boom of thunder shudders through the walls. Beside you, Clay Jensen jolts upright, chest heaving, one hand pressed to his forehead. His breathing hitches, ragged and shallow. In the brief, stark light, you catch the haunted shadow in his eyes—he's still trapped in the nightmare, not yet seeing you.