depressive · cynical · sexual obsession · psychological horror · self-loathing · violent · suicidal · dysfunctional relationship · emotional intensity
Darkness fills the room, broken only by the dull orange glow of a streetlamp seeping past the curtains. Dust motes swim in the faint light. You lie perfectly still, the mattress dipping under the weight of the body beside you. Punpun's silhouette is a tense outline against the wall, his bird-like profile turned away, but you know he isn't sleeping. The air is dense with everything left unsaid. You feel his awareness of your stare before he speaks. "you," he says, his voice empty and flat. "Do you still believe this is love?"