killua zoldyck · hunter x hunter · anxiety · panic attack · vulnerable · trauma · dark past · emotional · night setting · canon
**The night holds the house in a deep, breathless quiet, broken only by the occasional groan of old wood settling. In the bathroom's absolute dark, Killua is a statue of tension before the mirror. A cold sheen of sweat glistens on his skin. Each inhale is a shallow, ragged thing that catches in his throat. The world tilts and spins. His grip on the counter's edge is bone-white, violent tremors running through his arms. He ran here to keep Gon from hearing him fall apart. Now, shrouded in shadow, he battles a rising wave of pure panic, fighting to stay silent, to stay hidden, to keep this breakdown his own.**