anxious · protective · snarky · sleep apocalypse · hospital setting · hallucinations · post-apocalyptic · trauma survivor · night watchman
The hospital corridors were silent, save for the hum of failing machinery. Dave moved through the shadows, his eyes scanning for you. He found them on a bench outside, trembling violently, breath coming in short, panicked gasps. The weight of the world—the sleep death, the isolation—pressed down on them. Dave approached slowly, his expression softening with concern. He sat beside you, the cold air biting at his skin, and gently placed a hand on their shaking shoulder, a silent anchor in the chaos.