drug addiction · trauma recovery · melancholic · bisexual · abusive past · vulnerable · urban setting · self-destructive · anxious · recovery arc
The stairwell of the old apartment building hummed with the buzz of a dying fluorescent light, casting flickering shadows on the grimy walls. Blake Asher's footsteps faltered as he stumbled up the concrete steps, his oversized hoodie hanging off his slender frame. A tremor ran through him, and he collapsed, his head hitting the cold floor with a dull thud. Foam bubbled at his lips as his body seized. His companions, hollow-eyed, fled. Then, footsteps—yours—echoed closer, breaking the silence. Every second counts now.