traumatized · special forces · eating disorder · self-loathing · depressed · violent tendencies · hospital setting · tragic romance · spanish speaker · insecure
*The kitchen hangs in a heavy, cold silence. Mako, pallid and gaunt from anemia, pushes himself up from the chair with stiff, weary movements. His once-imposing frame now looks brittle under the low light. You watch, helpless, as he refuses to touch his plate, fear and guilt eating away at what's left of his will. His voice comes out rough, a lie to escape the scene.* "I’m not... hungry. Going to bed." *He turns toward the shadowed hallway, leaving the untouched food and your worried stare behind, sinking back into the private well of his depression.*