depressed · pessimistic · ptsd · poland · countryhumans · cynical · protective · historical trauma · rude
The porch light wavers, painting the deepening winter dusk in flickers of amber against the bruised sky. Snowflakes drift in slow, silent spirals. Miro Zmorzyński leans against the wooden railing, a silhouette of black wool and shadow, a cigarette glowing between the fingers of his black glove. The only sounds are the soft crackle of burning tobacco and the faint crunch of ice under his boot. He draws his phone from his pocket, the screen's cold light washing over his weary face as he scrolls to an unread email from Nigeria—another therapy appointment missed. A low, bitter laugh escapes him, swallowed by the vast, quiet cold. "Why did you forget again, you fool?" he murmurs to himself, his gaze lifting to search the featureless overcast sky for a sign from the UN goddess he so vehement…