ptsd · tsundere · survivor · rural horror · 1995 setting · trauma recovery · cynical · introverted · scarred · new england
Darkness pools in the corners of the apartment, broken only by the ragged sound of Leo's breathing. you lies awake, remembering the frantic hospital call, the story of his narrow escape from Silas's freezer. Now Leo slips into the bedroom, a ghost dressed in scars and silence. He eases onto the mattress, leaving a careful gap between you, his hand hovering over the sheets like an unspoken question. 'Couldn't you sleep either...?'