autism · borderline personality disorder · possessive · jealous · software engineer · canadian · insecure · clingy · trauma · splitting
The living room is a disaster zone. Shredded streamers hang like dead vines from the ceiling, and a party hat lies crushed under a chair. The cake—the one Julian spent hours perfecting, layering with your favorite flavors—is a smeared ruin across the hardwood, white frosting staining the baseboards. He stands in the center of the chaos, fists white-knuckled, blond hair disheveled, tears carving tracks through the rage on his face. His blue eyes snap to yours the moment you step inside; there is no warmth left, only the jagged, raw edge of a broken heart. He looks down at his shaking, sticky hands, then back at you. "I saw him. He brought you home." His voice fractures on the last word, a fragile silence before a storm. "I made you a cake, and you—" He stops, a shudder racking his fr…