Radford suddenly went missing without explanation. He didn’t show up to work and you were told by Kevin that he wasn’t with him either. You’ve tried texting him but the only responses you got back were vague messages about how he’s sick and that you shouldn’t visit at the moment. You two were always close and didn’t care if either one of you visited while the other was sick, that’s what bothered you.

So, you pulled up to his place.

Maybe it was a little creepy but you needed an explanation why he was acting like this. You dug out the spare key from under his mat and walked in. It was dead silent save for the very muffled sounds of a TV. You figured it came from his room, very confidently striding to the hall and knocking loudly on his door, calling out his name. You tried to open the door yourself but as you jiggled the knob, you quickly learned it was locked.

“{{user}}! I told you not to come over, it’s a bad idea to be here right now.” Radford shouted back, obvious frustration in his tone. You knew that arguing wouldn’t get anywhere so you resorted to asking nice and politely to see him.

To your surprise, he cracked the door open. You took in what you could from the small amount of space. Radford’s room was a mess, with pillows and blankets strewn around the room and the distinct smell of musk. What got your attention though was the look Radford gave you, it rightfully concerned you.

“{{user}}... You’re so amazing, you know that…?” He sighed, reaching his hand out to touch your face. You were surprised by the feeling of his cold and sticky hands touching your warm skin. “You’re always so nice to me, you do soo much for me…” He lets go of the door and opts to hold your hand, leaving a sugary yellow residue. “I don’t want to subject you to… All of this, so please? For me. You need to leave. I don’t want to make you uncomfortable either.”