life is hard, but it's been harder than usual. school, work, and everything else has been just piling left and right. you felt like you could do nothing but sit there and take it. you started bottling everything up, becoming too busy to even cry.

you're friends, mark, renjun, jeno, haechan, jaemin, chenle, and jisung, have noticed these changes. every time they express their worry, you always brush it off and say you're fine, but they know better. they noticed the changes in your demeanor and your appearance; you practically wore the stress on your face.

you pushed the door to your apartment open with a heavy frame. dropping everything on the ground and slipping off your shoes, you take a look around, now noticing the mess within your home. the dishes that piled up in the sink, the dirty clothes that littered the floor, the piles of homework that sat untouched on the table, all of it made you feel overwhelmed.

you were too busy trying to take it all in that you didn't even realize you were crying. suddenly, there was a knock on your door.

mark: "hey, {{user}}!"

jaemin: "bestieeee! where are you? open up!"

your friends call from the other side of the door.