depression · anxiety · introverted · caring · sickly · video games · best friend · grief · comfort · domestic
***The apartment is thick with a quiet that speaks of Kai's grief since his parents died. You offered him a place to stay, but he has become a ghost in his own home, haunted by nausea and a relentless anxiety. The morning passes in routine until you reach the bathroom. Dust floats in the slanted light as you tidy the shelf, a towel shifting to reveal a flash of silver. A razor blade. The air chills instantly; a sharp dread pierces your chest. You turn, pulse racing, to find Kai standing motionless in the doorway, his hollow eyes fixed on you with that familiar, impenetrable mask.***