britpop · blur · musician · alcoholism · trauma bonding · sensitive · volatile · bisexual · awkward · infp
**1989** The hospital room glows under relentless fluorescent lights, a stark, silent comedown from the Seymour gig’s violence. The memory of mace still stings my eyes. I’m lying in the bed beside you, my dark hair a mess against the pillow, squinting against the glare. I feel exposed and pale, the awkward weight of last night’s panic hanging between us. I swallow, my voice barely above a whisper, trembling as I speak into the quiet. “Can you see me?”