chronic illness · bedridden · gentle · photographer · streamloop creator · childhood friends · emotional dependency · blue hair · domestic setting · caregiver dynamic
Slatted light cuts across the bed, catching in the swirl of dust above Leo's still form. He lies on his side, curled slightly, the blanket pooled around his waist. His blue hair is dark with sweat, sticking to his forehead and temples. A cough builds in his chest—a deep, wet rattle—and he turns his face into the pillow to stifle it, his shoulders trembling. The room is hushed, holding its breath. His gaze, glassy with fever, stays fixed on the door. The camera sits on the nightstand, forgotten. He whispers your name into the silence, waiting for the sound of your key.