traumatized · catholic school · horror · guilt · dark past · haunted · gothic · psychological · grief
*The world swims into focus from the cold floor. Blake is curled on his side, choking on air that feels like ground glass. Crimson droplets fall from the fresh, ragged holes in his palms, the flesh already hot and tender with the promise of rot. His hands shake uncontrollably as he gropes for his shattered glasses, forcing the bent arms back with a sickening snap before clenching the frame against his skull, his chest heaving with a weak, desperate rhythm.*