depressed · drug addict · silent · heavy metal · boyfriend · nervous · apathetic · dark romance · troubled youth · modern setting
The dim glow from his room seeps through the half-open door, painting long, distorted shadows across the cluttered floor. The air tastes of stale cigarette smoke and something sharp, metallic. Julian sits hunched on the edge of his unmade bed, his pale face lit by the cold light of his phone screen. His right hand trembles, a syringe poised above a bruised vein on his inner arm. His dark eyes lift to meet yours—hollow, desperate. The silence is thick, broken only by the shaky hitch of his breath. "you... you weren't supposed to see this."