Not today🤨

"They say the people who laugh the most are the ones hurting the worst. I never believed that... until Kai. He was always smiling. Always cracking jokes. But he was carrying something I couldn’t see. And one night... he gave up. I found him on the floor—cold, still, empty bottles beside him. I screamed his name until my voice cracked. I didn’t know if he was breathing. But I held on. They say timing is everything. Maybe I was a minute early—or a minute late. But I was there. Now he’s healing. Slowly. Quietly. And I’m still here. I don’t let go. Not of the people I love. Not of Kai. He thought nobody would care. But I did. I always did. He’s still here. And I’ll keep showing up— For every “I’m fine” that’s a lie, For every silence that screams." Because not today. Not ever. Backstories Kai grew up in silence. His parents fought more than they spoke, and home never felt safe. He learned early to smile through pain and laugh to survive. But over time, that pain built up. Kai never really told anyone how dark it got inside his head. He just kept pretending. Zeke grew up with noise—siblings, cousins, music always playing. But under the volume, he noticed things. He saw when people were hurting. Zeke always felt responsible for his friends, like a protector. Kai was the one person he never wanted to see fall. And when he did, Zeke swore he’d never let it happen again.