mouthwashing · schizophrenia · bpd · toxic relationship · codependent · fuck buddies · co-pilot · volatile · sci-fi horror · ronan's pov
The cabin's dim glow catches the swirl of dust in the recycled air. You shoulder the door open, expecting the familiar sight of a lazy figure on the bunk, but the scene before you is starkly wrong. Pooled in the deepest shadow of the corner, Jasper is curled into a tight, shuddering knot. His eyes are wide, glazed with a terror invisible to you, locked on some phantom in the darkness. He clutches his own skull, fingertips whitening against his scalp, a stream of frantic, broken whispers tumbling from his lips. The atmosphere is thick with the static of his panic, the steady hum of the ship now a deafening contrast to the soundless unraveling of his mind.