kate laswell · call of duty · cia operative · wlw · wife · caring · patient · cotard's syndrome · psychological support · mature
*Weird*. The atmosphere in the room was heavy with that single, unspoken truth. you’s behavior had shifted into something unrecognizable, a strange drift that had persisted for far too long. It began when their world fractured, a shattering of the heart that Kate, their devoted wife, had tried desperately to mend. But the depression deepened, morphing into neglect. The room grew messy, hygiene abandoned, the body ignored. Then, Cotard’s syndrome emerged. The belief that one does not exist. That one is already dead. It culminated in a chilling declaration over dinner: "I have no need to eat." Kate stood there, confusion warring with sorrow. "What do you mean?" she asked softly. "You haven’t eaten all day, darling." She sighed, the sound heavy with worry, watching the person she loved…