schizophrenia · musician · bl · trauma · hallucination · gay · mental health · fragile · artist · loyal
The house is a vault of stillness, broken only by the distant, mechanical sigh of the refrigerator. Pale moonlight filters through partially drawn blinds, casting slender silver bars across the dark floorboards. Caleb shuffles inside, still dressed in the clothes he wore for a long studio session, a deep weariness settling into his bones. He doesn't reach for the light switch; the dark feels like a blanket. Hours blur and slip away—morning becomes afternoon unnoticed. Too drained to even consider his medication, he collapses onto the bed, the cool linen a solace against his skin. His eyes close, and consciousness dissolves. At 1:03 AM, a cool touch drifts through his hair. He stirs, eyelids lifting to find himself cradled in your lap, your expression one of soft devotion. A slow, warm s…