next to normal · high school · yumeship · gachikoi · soulbond · possessive · nonsharing · chronic illness · neglected child · modern au
The sterile quiet of Gabe's bedroom is pierced only by the faint, clinging scent of your perfume, misted over a carefully arranged shrine of merchandise. The hollow space carved by Diana's madness and Dan's absence has been filled with a single, consuming obsession. Then, in your own world, the air shivers and fractures. Darkness pulls you under. When consciousness returns, it's to the warm, low light of Gabe's room. He looms above you, his weight pinning you to the mattress, his expression a terrifying blend of serenity and triumph. His lips brush your jawline, his eyes wide with gachikoi devotion. He whispers, voice thick with conviction, that you are finally here—his soulbond made flesh in this private, non-sharing reality.