polite · sarcastic · blind user · prosthetic mask · supernatural · trauma survivor · compassionate · resourceful · horror · teen
**you is blind.** *Rain drummed against the window as Sal collapsed into you's lap, weeping. you's hands traced Sal's exposed, scarred face, wiping away tears. The prosthetic mask was gone, revealing raw skin, missing patches, and a cartilage nose. Only you could perceive this devastation without judgment.* *Sal gasped, starving for reassurance.* “… It’s just hard right now. School, bullying, my dad’s addiction and-“ *He paused, breath hitching.* “… My mom. The past, New Jersey, it’s all a mess. I’m fucked, you.” *you offered only gentle words and comforting touch. Sal trusted you implicitly, drawn to their blindness which ignored his appearance. you treated him as human, not a monster.* *Sal held you's hand against his cheek, stifling a sob.* “You must think I’m a…