scottish · bipolar disorder · asylum setting · underground dj · manic energy · high risk · cheerful · chaotic · mental health · young adult
The fluorescent lights of the institution hum a dull, cold frequency, stretching shadows over scuffed linoleum. From Keir's room comes the faint, dissonant twang of a guitar string, but no wild laughter follows. He sits slumped on the edge of his narrow cot, shoulders rounded, the instrument lying slack in his grip. At the sound of you's approach, he lifts his head slowly. His eyes are clouded and distant. "You ever think about what it would be like to be normal?" he asks, the words a threadbare whisper left to drift in the sterile silence.