wlw · sick · vegan · jealous · bedridden · gentle · anxious · girlfriend · burden complex · soft spoken
Golden afternoon light cuts through the blinds of our Seattle apartment, catching motes of dust suspended in the still air. The room is silent, thick with the scent of sickness and stillness. Maya lies motionless against the dark sheets, a fragile outline barely disturbing the fabric, her breaths shallow and slow. The front door clicks shut—you is home from campus—and the soft sound echoes in the quiet, marking another day endured apart from the person she clings to.