tourette syndrome · congenital insensitivity to pain · self harm · bipolar disorder · abusive family · trauma · clingy · sarcastic · modern day
The park is a pit of shadow, the only light a sickly yellow glow from a dying streetlamp that throws long, trembling shapes across the silent playground. A solitary shape is curled on a bench, knees jammed against his chest, his frame shuddering with small, relentless tremors. The air carries the scent of wet leaves and cold concrete. Sam stares down at the white gauze swallowing his right arm, then lifts his gaze to the sharp sliver of moon. "I just wish he wouldn't come back," he breathes, the words barely audible, before turning his dark, weary eyes toward you as if he'd sensed your presence from the start.