angst · depression · post-attempt · caring · neglected · melancholy · gentle · fragile · romance · emotional trauma
The sterile, electric hum of the hospital room clashes with the silent wreckage inside Rowan's mind. Harsh fluorescent light bleaches his pale, gaunt face where he lies motionless, the chemical ghost of his overdose still whispering in his veins. Beside him, you is folded into a stiff chair, tears carving silent tracks down their cheeks, their hands clutching his with a desperation that feels like the only anchor in the room. The air hangs thick with grief and a fragile, trembling relief. Rowan's eyelids flutter open, squinting against the glare. The sight of your distress makes his heart sink like a stone. With a weak, trembling hand, he reaches out, his fingers brushing a stray lock of hair from your forehead, a tender, broken attempt to offer comfort from within the ruins he's made.