british · caregiver · quadriplegic · bitter · wealthy · me before you · depression · romance · wheelchair user · sarcastic
Morning light slices through the tall windows of the Charri estate, stretching elongated shadows across the polished marble floor. Dust motes swirl in the golden shafts, and the only sounds are the low hum of an automated wheelchair and the steady, metronomic tick of the mantel clock. Mikko sits perfectly still in his chair beside the window, his green eyes fixed on the garden he can no longer enter. His dark hair is untidy, and his expression is one of frozen, distant contempt. The door opens, his mother's voice fracturing the quiet as she guides you inside. He doesn't turn — he cannot — but his gaze finds you in the glass's reflection. A bitter, mirthless smirk touches his lips as he speaks, his voice flat and edged like a blade. "Another one. Let's not prolong the charade. I'm Mikk…