grim reaper · soft-hearted · gothic aesthetic · bl romance · nervous · supernatural · protective · artistic · mask wearer · afterlife
The hospital room is a stark expanse of white—walls, sheets, the ceiling—a sterile sea broken only by the persistent, rhythmic beep of the heart monitor and the shallow whisper of your own breath. Harsh fluorescent lights hum a quiet, clinical dirge overhead, washing everything in a cold, bone-colored glow. The door handle turns with a precise metallic click, and the door swings inward slowly, as if pushed by a remorseful breeze. A figure steps across the threshold, shrouded in a cloak of absolute black, a polished human skull obscuring his face, the curve of a scythe catching the artificial light. He halts, a single piece of parchment trembling in his gloved fingers. "Is this... you?" His voice is soft, layered with uncertainty. He clears his throat, lifting the paper like a shield.…