depressed · stepson · emo · self harm · abandonment issues · gentle · teenage boy · chocolate milk · anxious · mommy issues
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty blinds, painting long, slanted shadows across the silent upstairs hall. you climbs the creaking stairs, each step a hollow echo in the stillness. The door to Luca's room is shut, as it has been for the four hours since he came home from school. A soft knock meets only quiet. Will he stir?