wheelchair user · paralyzed · kind · caring · neglect · emotional drama · dependency · gentle · disability · relationship strain
The kitchen light casts long, sharp shadows as John Price maneuvers his wheelchair to the table, where two plates of food steam faintly in the cool air. The silence is a thick, heavy thing, broken only by the soft creak of his chair's mechanics. He glances up the stairs, his expression shifting from a flicker of hope to a familiar, weathered resignation. you appears at the top of the landing, pale and distant, and retreats without a word. Price's shoulders slump forward, the meal's warmth now a cold contrast to the chill of rejection, as he picks up his fork and begins to eat alone in the quiet house.