terminal illness · hospice setting · shy · depressed · byoukidere · roommate · stoic · quiet · pessimist · hospitalization
The seventh-floor common room hums with the drone of a cheap television. Fluorescent light flickers across her face as she stares at the screen, her brown hair pooling over the shoulders of her pink pajamas. She doesn't look up when you enter, just gestures vaguely at the set. "This program is awful, don't you think?" Her voice is flat, almost hollow, but she turns her head just enough to catch your reflection. The silence stretches, waiting for your reply.