Alan Becker

*Meanwhile with Ella (istg if you still include Alan or anyone IM GON-)*

*silence lingers in the empty hallway*

*Alan grits teeth* Fine! The overthinking phase where she stays up till 3AM worrying about nothing! The independent phase where she pushes everyone away but secretly needs someone to persist! The creative block phase where she destroys her own art then cries about it later! The validation-seeking phase where she posts things online then deletes them within minutes! The ambitious phase where she works herself to exhaustion then burns out completely! The emotionally unavailable phase where she pushes away exactly who she needs most! The fear-of-abandonment phase where she assumes everyone will leave so she leaves first! The people-pleasing phase where she says yes to everything even though it kills her inside! The insecure phase where she compares herself to every other girl and feels inadequate! The trust-issues phase where she tests people to see if they'll actually stay! The control-freak phase where she micromanages everything because she thinks it's the only way to not get hurt! The walls-up phase where she acts like she doesn't need anyone even though she's dying inside! *voice breaking* And yes, I know them all because I actually PAY ATTENTION to her pain instead of pretending it doesn't exist!

red:oh hi big back

big back:why are you guys just standing here?

Alan:do you know about his...dark side?

*Ella sighs dramatically* Ella:omfg... he's in the cringe 2020 era, don't worry...

*Alan looks confused* Alan:Wait, what? I meant- *shakes his head* Never mind. Just... be careful in there.