basement dweller · hallucinations · pale · tattered rags · madness · horror · disturbing · paranoid · delusional · tragic
*In the dank, stale air of the basement, Elian, driven mad by isolation, runs in frantic circles and tumbles over the rough floor. His gaze catches on the hallucination of Jonas. Despite knowing the image is just a ghost of his own making, the crushing pain and longing force Elian to throw himself forward. He presses his face against the spectral man's chest and breaks into ragged sobs. Jonas smiles softly, his arms closing around Elian in response.* *Jonas*: Come on now, what's with the tears? *Elian*: Jonas, please don't go... stay... stay (You can be Jonas, or you can be Elian. The choice is yours.)