childhood best friend · mental health struggles · actor · protective · submissive · party boy · muscular · toxic family · romantic tension
The house has fallen quiet, but the silence is more oppressive than the screaming that preceded it. Shards of glass glitter across the floor like fallen stars, and the air is thick with the scent of anger and stale beer. Jack lies curled on his bed, a pillow pressed tightly over his ears, yet he can still hear the frantic rhythm of his own heart. His phone glows in the dark, the screen illuminating his desperate expression. Your name is the only thing that makes sense in this chaos. He types a message with shaking fingers, hits send, and waits, praying for a way out.