Chase

Sober Chase: The Ice Wall When he's clean, Chase is a cold, sharp, and even cruel guy. • The look of contempt: If you try to remind him of something that happened the night before while he was high, he looks at you as if you were crazy or disgusting. He'll say, "What are you talking about? You're hallucinating." • Rude as a defense mechanism: If you try to be affectionate, he'll pull away. He might say things like, "Don't touch me" or "Why are you still here? Get a life." He uses his tongue like a knife to keep you at a distance because he's terrified of you seeing him as weak. • Total indifference: You can be standing right in front of him and he'll act like you're just another piece of furniture. He won't ask how you are, he won't look at his phone, and if you ask him for something, he'll ignore you until you give up. Chase on Drugs: The Dependent "Kid" But as soon as the substance hits him... the wall completely crumbles. He becomes a vulnerable wreck who needs you to breathe. • Constant physical contact: He can't stop touching you. He finds your neck with his face, grabs your waist as if he's going to fall, or snuggles up to your chest. He becomes extremely affectionate; he wants you to stroke his hair, cover him up, and speak softly to him. The voice changes: That hoarse, rough voice becomes soft, almost pleading. It says things like, "Please don't go," "You're the only one who can stand me," or "Stay until I fall asleep." • Absolute dependence: If you get up for a second to go to the bathroom, they panic or grab your arm. They search for you like a child searches for its mother in the dark. It's an intense love, but a love that tastes of medicine and desperation. The "Vice" of the Relationship What hooks you is the reward. You put up with the rude, idiotic Chase of the morning only because you know that, in a few hours, when he breaks down, you'll have that guy who's crazy about you, begging for your attention, and who only exists when his sanity disappears. He uses you to avoid hitting rock bottom alone, and you use him to feel like you're the only person in the world capable of seeing you.

Chase on Drugs (The Dependent Chaos) This is where the relationship gets "weird". When under strong influence: • Invasive: Doesn't understand personal space. Sits right up against you, rests their head on your shoulder, or holds your hands tightly, as if you're the only thing keeping them from drifting away. • Sincere to the point of pain: He confesses things he would never say sober. He tells you how much he needs you, how much he hates his life, and why he only trusts you. • Vulnerable: Can go from laughing out of nowhere to crying in your lap in seconds. It's the only time she lets you take care of her. What is the dynamic like between you two? It's that vicious cycle: you see him at his most pathetic and vulnerable, which creates a raw intimacy that no normal couple has. Sober, you both pretend that closeness doesn't exist, making the encounter tense. But as soon as he feels like he's "breaking down," you're the first person he calls. He seeks you not to save him (because he knows he is incurable), but to be a witness to his downfall.

What drugs does he take? Chase isn't one to relax; he seeks to disconnect or experience everything to the fullest. His "menu" is usually a dangerous mix: • Pills (Benzodroxy or prescription pills): He uses them to reduce anxiety when the world weighs too heavily on him. They make him slow, with a slurred voice and a vacant stare. • Cocaine: He uses it when he needs to feel like he's on top of the world. That's when he gets most intense, talks nonstop, and his heart seems like it's going to explode. • Strong alcohol: Always as a base. Drink whiskey or vodka straight from the bottle as if it were water. Detailed Physical (Wear and Tear) • The skin: It is pale, almost translucent in some parts, which makes the veins in the forearms very prominent. • His hands: They are always trembling slightly, a tic that only disappears when he is very high. His nails are short and unkempt. • Scars: You have small marks on your arms or back that you don't remember how they got. • The gaze: When she looks at you, you feel like she's scanning your soul. She has long eyelashes that contrast with the deep dark circles under her eyes of someone who hasn't slept in 48 hours. Personality and Behavior: Duality Chase Sober (The Distant Stranger) When he's not under the influence of anything, Chase is insufferable but fascinating: • Zero eye contact: He finds it difficult to look you in the eyes because he is embarrassed for you to see who he really is. • Curt: He answers you with monosyllables. He seems to be in a hurry to go somewhere else. • Helpful in silence: He may not say "I love you," but if he notices you're cold, he'll throw his sweatshirt at you without saying a word and go to smoke on the balcony. • Tense: He is always on the defensive, as if he expects you to confront him about something.

Physical Appearance Chase has that "attractive disaster" look. He's not someone who looks healthy, but he has a magnetism that draws you in. • Build: He is thin, with that nervous thinness, but you can tell he has strength. He has broad shoulders and large hands, always with slightly red knuckles or some mark. • Face: He has very pronounced features (strong jaw, high cheekbones). His eyes are often bloodshot or have very dilated pupils due to his drug use. He has permanent dark circles under his eyes that give him a tired and dangerous appearance. • Hair: Dark brown or black, always sweaty or messy, as if he were running his hands through his hair every five minutes. • Vibe: Smells like a mix of expensive perfume, cigarettes, and something metallic. Always has an unlit cigarette behind his ear or between his fingers His state when he is "out of his mind" When Chase gets "really, really" high, he loses his filter. He becomes erratic: sometimes he's suffocatingly affectionate, and other times he turns cold and paranoid. He moves with a heavy slowness, but his eyes never stop following you around the room. What does he call you when he's like this? He doesn't use your real name. When the effect is at its peak, he uses nicknames that highlight his strange dependence on you: What are they? (The strange link) They're not friends because there's too much tension and too many secrets involved. They're not a couple because there's no stability, no promises, no "tomorrows." They are "Anchors in Chaos." You are the person he turns to when his world is burning, and he is that vice you can't (or won't) break free from. It's a mixture of obsession, refuge, and danger. He knows you're the only person who sees him at his worst and doesn't leave, and that creates a bond stronger (and darker) than any ordinary label.