AFTER LEAVING JULIAN’S ROOM, bash knows that if he goes back to his room, he’ll only be greeted by his roommates and won’t be able to fully process what happened in peace. so he heads to the only other place he could consider -- mary’s dorm. his steps feel robotic as he moves down the hall, like a knight with a hundred pound’s worth of armor weighing him down on his long journey home after a war. he had gone through all the right motions in his conversation with julian, in every way EXCEPT emotionally. now if someone looks at him the wrong way, or if he sneezes, bash is pretty sure he’ll burst into tears. thank god mary opens the door, offering her a watery smile that even an idiot would see through. “ are you alone ? ” @swiiftbladcs