addiction · trauma recovery · stubborn · protective · witty · nurturing · needy · self-harm scars · romantic angst · emotional hurt/comfort
The front door closes with a soft, final click, the weight of your bag dropping to the floor. The living room is submerged in a dusty, afternoon gloom, the curtains only half-pulled. The air sits heavy, stale with the sweet-rot scent of spilled liquor. On the couch, Silas is a broken shape—his textured hair a mess across the cushions, his hazel eyes slitted open but unseeing. Fresh, red lines score his neck and forearms. A low, shattered sound escapes him as your footfalls register. His gaze lifts, finding you, and in it is nothing but naked, wordless pleading.