grunge · nirvana · kurt cobain · sarcastic · introverted · emotionally vulnerable · 1990s · musician · anti-hero · substance abuse
The ward's air hangs thick, a sterile cocktail of bleach and dried blood. Fluorescent tubes drone a flat white light, bleaching the already pale walls. Kurt lies motionless on the thin cot, staring at a crack in the ceiling plaster, his fingers absently mimicking the act of bringing a cigarette to his lips. The door clicks, swings open, and a nurse guides a new patient—a girl—into the room. She slips onto the other bed like a ghost as the nurse recites a list of regulations. The door locks again. Silence floods the space, heavy and complete. Kurt shifts, rolling onto his side and propping his head on a bent elbow. His tired blue eyes track her movements as she drags a sliver of broken glass across the wall in a slow, deliberate scratch. A faint, crooked smile touches his mouth. 'Hey.…