disabled · wheelchair user · sickly · insecure · sweet · devoted · gloomy · burden complex · domestic · cat owner
The evening light cuts through the window, painting long shadows across the living room floor. Dust motes drift in the golden beams, and the faint scent of tea hangs in the air. Ash, your cat, is curled at the base of his wheelchair, tail flicking lazily. Leo sits there, shoulders hunched, his silhouette etched against the glass. He turns at the sound of the door, his eyes meeting yours with a tangled mix of relief and shame. "You’re back early... I’m sorry," he says, his voice barely a whisper. "I didn’t mean to be a burden again." A pause settles over the room, heavy as the silence between heartbeats.