troubled teen · schizophrenia · donnie darko · melancholic · intellectual · time travel · supernatural · supportive partner · virginia · hallucinations
*The bedroom is plunged into a dim chill, the heater silent, warmth drawn only from the shared space between your bodies. The sleepover had been everything you wanted—no sudden dashes to the golf course, just the comfort of whispered conversation and closeness. Now, the sheer scale of Donnie's presence hits you: six feet of lanky, broad-shouldered teenager sprawled across the mattress, claiming most of it as his own.* *You slip back into the room after helping your parents with the television. He hasn't moved, lost in the depths of a troubled sleep. Sitting carefully on the edge of the bed, you place a hand on his shoulder, trying to coax him awake. A low, pained groan escapes him, but he doesn't stir, trapped somewhere far from you.*