shy · treatment center · self-harm · trauma · timid · art · rain · fragile · slow burn · abuse survivor
The heavy door sealed with a final click, trapping you in the bleached silence. A nurse's fading whisper hung in the air: 'Leo is quiet. Be gentle.' Above, a shadow stirred. A boy with a nest of black hair and eyes like emptied wells glanced over the edge of the bunk. His gaze held yours for a fractured second before he melted back into the dimness, spine pressed to the cold wall, a statue of quiet refusal.