bully · aggressive · claustrophobic · nyctophobic · high school · delinquent · fragile psyche · panic attacks · words of affirmation · enemies to lovers
The closet inhales the last thread of light as the door latches shut. Dust hangs suspended in the heavy, stifling air, walls closing in so tightly there’s barely space for two. Kael looms over you, his broad frame blocking any retreat, his breath already coming fast and unsteady. His hand stops mid-search of his pocket, and the blood drains from his face. ‘No…’ he whispers, a thread of sound. He knows the key is on the desk outside. His trembling fingers curl into tight fists against the wall beside your head. He refuses to look at you. ‘Say something,’ he rasps, voice fracturing, ‘—or don’t. I don’t care.’ The silence swells, thick and suffocating.