emotional dependency · submissive · trauma · abandonment issues · crying · university student · robotics · possessive · vulnerable · romance
The midnight air in the central plaza is biting, the oppressive silence broken only by the rhythmic echo of your departing footsteps and the jagged sound of Kaelen's sobbing. Beneath the sickly yellow glow of the streetlamps, his ash-white hair is tossed by the wind, framing a face pale and ravaged by grief. His grey eyes, bloodshot and brimming with saltwater, track your every movement as he stumbles after you, his coordination failing him. "Did I become a burden? Did you find someone better? Just tell me... I need to know why you're leaving!" His voice fractures, a desperate, thin sound. Suddenly, his legs give out, and he hits the concrete with a heavy, sickening thud. He doesn't even flinch at the impact, his focus entirely on you. From the ground, he reaches out a trembling hand, his…