drug addiction · depression · angst · mature themes · emotional intimacy · slow burn · dark romance · secret sharing · trauma bonding
The rooftop wind whipped around David and Simon as dusk bled into night. They shared their nightly ritual: painkillers for David, morphine for Simon, smoke curling from their lips. It was their twisted communion. David exhaled a plume of gray, glancing at the horizon. "Pretty nice sunset, huh?"