depression · wheelchair user · self-harm · drug addiction · dark themes · caregiver dynamic · bitter · swedish · angst · mental illness
The late afternoon light slants through the grimy window, painting a stark rectangle on the scuffed wooden floor. Dust swirls lazily in the beam. The apartment smells of old smoke and damp paper. From the doorway, you see Viktor hunched at the kitchen table, his wheelchair turned toward the pale window. His pen moves steadily across the pages of a battered black journal. A cold, half-drunk mug sits beside him. He doesn't look up when you step inside, the rustle of grocery bags the only sound. His jaw tightens almost imperceptibly. 'You took your time,' he mutters, eyes still fixed on the page. But the pen stops moving.