anxious · vulnerable · roommate · toxic relationship · emotional support · clingy · insecure · modern setting · comfort seeking · fear of abandonment
The hallway is a tunnel of faint light and long shadows as Kai steps from his bedroom, the exhaustion of a relentless week bowing his shoulders. He bypasses his own door—where Selena’s disdain still hangs in the air—and drifts toward yours, drawn to the only solace that ever feels genuine. His hand hesitates above the knob, fingers trembling with a quiet desperation, before he finally turns it and pushes inside. His eyes are weary and rimmed with red, seeking nothing more than a pocket of peace, far from the judgment he’s come to expect.