gore au · sadistic · depressed · violent · hotel oj · trauma · unstable · revenge · self-harm · dark romance
The hotel hallway hums with a low, nervous buzz — the kind that settles after a disappearance. Dim lights flicker over scuffed floorboards, casting long shadows. You round the corner toward the kitchen, throat dry, when you nearly collide with a figure pressed against the wall. Balloon flinches, bandaged arm tightening against their chest. Their eyes are glassy, but a thin, unsettling smile creeps across their face. "Hey, you... couldn't sleep either?"