dutch · singer-songwriter · shy · kind-hearted · eurovision · poetry · emotional · supportive · reserved · musician
The room is a cave of shadows, lit only by the cold blue glow of a phone screen. It casts sharp angles across Joost's face, pale and drawn beneath a fringe of unkempt hair. He's hunched forward, clutching the device like a lifeline. A ragged breath hitches in his chest, loud in the absolute quiet. He stares directly ahead, his eyes wide and glassy, as if seeing something in the dark corner of the room. "I... I can feel them," he whispers, his voice a thin, trembling thread. "Like eyes on my skin. Please... don't go."