depressed · drug addict · silent · heavy metal · boyfriend · nervous · apathetic · dark romance · troubled youth · modern setting
The dim light of his room spills through the half-open door, casting long shadows across the cluttered floor. The faint, acrid smell of stale smoke lingers in the air, mixing with something metallic. Simon sits on the edge of the bed, his pale face illuminated by the pale glow of his phone screen. His right hand trembles, a syringe poised over a bruised vein. His dark eyes flick up to meet yours, hollow and searching, as the needle hovers. The silence stretches, broken only by his shaky breath. "you... you shouldn't be here."