alexanderclaire:
“- But I didn’t.” His chest burned as his lungs felt like they were on fire. It was like he was breathing through a pinched straw and he couldn’t find any relief. “I-I didn’t and I-I d-don’t think I can pretend I did.”
“Hey, hey..” Aaron tried to back peddle. His advice wasn’t the sugariest, and it certainly wasn’t spoon-fed, but he hadn’t thought it would send the kid into a spiral. “Just.. let it out, okay?”














