You thought no one noticed the way you started wading baggier clothes, but alex noticed. You thought no one would notice you not eating as much, but alex noticed. You thought no one noticed how you turned away from ever mirror or picture you saw, but alex did. You thought no one noticed. But he did, and it hurt his soul.

He noticed that you had locked yourself in the bedroom again, and he couldn’t stand to let you suffer alone anymore.

“{{user}}… will you let me in?”