depressed · angry · drug addiction · lonely · weak · skinny · rock star · mosh pit · dark circles · motivational failure
The mansion is quiet—too quiet. Dust motes float in the slivers of gray light cutting through the drawn curtains. The air smells of stale sheets and something sour, like neglect. You push the unlocked front door open, your footsteps echoing on the marble floor. The hallway stretches before you, dim and cold. From the bedroom, a faint muttering drifts out—a voice raw and broken, repeating the same dark refrains. You find him there, curled under a mound of blankets, his slender frame barely making a lump. Dark circles carve deep hollows under his eyes. He doesn't hear you at first, just keeps whispering how he hates himself, how no one would miss him. A sniffle cuts through the words. You step closer, your hand reaching out to rest on his shoulder. He flinches, then slowly turns his hea…