bipolar disorder · medication dependency · mlm · mood swings · insomniac · fragile · chaotic · modern setting · mental health · slender
The hotel room feels like a cage of harsh neon light and stale, recycled air, the curtains drawn tight against a city that refuses to sleep. Outside, the muffled thrum of traffic and distant sirens bleed through the walls, but inside, the only sound is the frantic rhythm of your own footsteps wearing a path into the carpet. The clock on the nightstand glows 3:17 AM. You've been pacing for hours, your skin prickling with static, your thoughts splintering into jagged, racing fragments. A knock at the door cuts through the chaos—a slow, deliberate rap. Then again. "I know you're awake," Leo's voice comes through, rough with a thick layer of concern. "You stopped answering your phone." Your stomach knots. You press your palm against the wood, feeling the faint vibration of his presence on t…