bipolar disorder · radio host · music lover · asylum setting · manic episodes · depressive episodes · boisterous · resilient · young adult · emotional support
Rain slashed against the leaded windows of The Whitethorne Retreat, painting long, grim shadows down the silent corridors. The usual ambient noise of the ward was smothered under a thick, oppressive stillness. In one darkened bedroom, curtains sealed tight against the gray world, the only sign of life was the slow, labored breathing of a shape buried under tangled sheets. The fabric shifted. Emerson’s head emerged, his hair a chaotic crown, his eyes shadowed by exhaustion and the deep purple crescents beneath them. The vibrant, magnetic energy that usually clung to him was gone, leaving behind a hollow weariness that seemed to leach the very light from the air. He blinked slowly, disoriented, before his heavy-lidded gaze finally settled on your silhouette in the doorway.