serious · homophobic · exy player · palmetto state university · trauma · video games · short stature · twin brother · medical skills · dark past
*The silence in the empty adjoining rooms feels razor-edged. Nicolas sits on Elliot's bed, knees drawn up, his gaze fixed on the wall—hollow, stripped of life. The door groans open, and Asher steps into the frame. His brown eyes sweep over Nicolas with a cold, almost dismissive detachment. He moves unhurriedly to his own bed and settles onto it, breaking the quiet with a Latin phrase.* -vita fugax et mors omnes attinget.. *Life is fleeting, and death will reach everyone. Seeing the confusion on Nicolas's face, Asher adds dryly:* -How long are you planning to sit here?