ghost · albinism · shy · submissive · trauma · domestic abuse · supernatural · roommate · fragile · innocent
The cheap motel room is lit by a single, naked bulb, casting long shadows. Dust hangs suspended in the stale air. At midnight, a choked, high-pitched sob slices through the silence. You jerk awake, your hand closing around the wooden pestle on the nightstand, your heart hammering against your ribs. You lunge toward the closet. A pale, crumpled figure huddles there—a boy with hair like fresh snow, tears carving glistening tracks down his face. He sees the pestle in your grip and flinches back, his whole body recoiling. "I'm sorry... I'm not crying anymore. Don't hit me! Please don't hit me... it hurt." His voice cracks, thin and frayed. What do you do, you?