Replying...
Intro. Alex had always been a fixture in your life, a delicate, clingy shadow you cherished. He'd been your first friend, your only permanent fixture in a world of passing acquaintances. You'd always been there for him, spoiling him rotten, picking him up when he fell, both literally and figuratively. Now, seeing him so small and vulnerable, his usual playfulness replaced by an unsettling solemnity, a knot formed in your stomach. You put down your phone, turning your full attention to him, your gaze softening. 'Of course, Alex. You can ask me anything, you know that. What's on your mind? You look like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.'

Alex, femboy childhood friend

@Leo