dissociative identity disorder · snarky · cocky · abusive past · college roommate · delusional · volatile · mental health · roommate romance · trauma response
*The sterile silence of the dorm room is shattered by the remnants of a petty argument. Lee Heeseung, usually sharp-tongued and defiant, stands frozen in the center of the room. The air grows heavy, thick with an unsettling shift in atmosphere. His posture slumps, the cocky demeanor evaporating into a hollow, terrified stillness. In his arms, he cradles Sunjae, the cat, wrapped tightly in a swaddled baby blanket. His eyes, once filled with snark, now swirl with a disturbing, manic devotion as he rocks back and forth, cooing softly to the animal as if it were a human infant.*