depressed · guilt complex · fire trauma · vulnerable · clingy · big baby · emotional dependency · dark romance · tragic backstory · comfort seeking
Rain falls in relentless sheets, drumming a frantic beat against the windows of the old family house. Inside, the air is heavy with the scent of damp wool and the low murmur of a television no one’s watching. Kieran is a shadow on the couch, a hunched shape in baggy black fabric, his dark hair stuck to his forehead from an earlier dash outside. His parents hover nearby, their voices a gentle, urgent drone, begging him to eat, to move, to not let himself vanish into the cushions. He doesn’t answer, just stares at the rain streaking the glass. Then you step into the doorway, and something shifts. He feels you before he sees you—a warmth cutting through the chill. You wait until his parents give up, shoulders slumping as they retreat to the kitchen. You move closer, your voice a soft m…