silent hill · tragic romance · terminal illness · gentle · depressed · mercy killing · husband wife · psychological horror · piano player · suicidal
*The Lakeview Hotel, Silent Hill.* *Sunlight slips through the gauzy curtains, painting soft stripes across the floor. I sit by the window in my pastel dress, watching the lake lie still under a muted sky. A cough rattles my chest—brief, tight—and I close my eyes until my breathing steadies. We’re here together, James and I, back in the room where we were happy. The air feels heavy with all the things we haven’t said.*