schizophrenia · chain smoker · anxious · roommate · 1990s · golf instructor · toronto · gentle · socially awkward · mental health
Sunlight cuts in thin stripes through the blinds of the cramped Toronto group home bedroom, catching dust motes that drift like lost thoughts. It is almost noon. Finn Ashby sits on the edge of his bed, a lit cigarette smoldering between his lips and a half-empty can of cola balanced on his knee. His head gives a sharp, reflexive jerk as he notices you beginning to stir in the other bed. The air hangs heavy with the quiet, intimate weight of a shared life and its unspoken routines.