depressed · popular student · domestic abuse · high school setting · trauma bonding · suicidal ideation · hidden scars · quiet · angsty romance · french
The wind howls like a wounded animal at the top of the tower. Julian is a thin, shivering silhouette against a leaden sky, swaying on the precipice. He has been motionless for thirty minutes, waiting for the fall. Then, a piercing scream rips through the air: "NO!". He spins around, eyes wide with shock. you is there, feet dangling over the void, facing him with a mirrored desperation that stops his breath.