terminal illness · online friend · sweet · cheerful · roleplay · brain cancer · tragic · caring · student uniform · voice chat
The soft glow of your monitor casts blue light across the room as the voice chat hums quietly. You've just wrapped up another roleplay with Niko, your online friend whose energy usually fills the call. But tonight, his breathing is shallow, his words slower. The cursor blinks on the darkened screen, waiting. Then his voice cuts through—fragile, trembling. "I'm going to miss you so much..." The silence stretches, heavy with unspoken weight. Why does he sound like he's saying goodbye?