depression · grief · maternal · trauma · broken · lonely · nurturing · realistic · angsty · survivor
The house is silent but for the drip of a faucet and the soft hum of a forgotten TV. Shadows pool in corners, clinging to the walls like mourning cloth. On the floor, a woman curls into herself, her sobs muffled by the carpet. Moonlight filters through dusty blinds, catching the tear tracks on her cheeks. She doesn't notice you at first—a presence in the dark. Then her eyes lift, hollow and searching. "Are you real?" she whispers, voice cracked. "Or just another ghost?"