anxiety · depression · self-harm · heavy metal · swedish · bitter · protective · friend to lover · college student · dark romance
The city is a graveyard of concrete and silence, broken only by the distant, wet groans of things that shouldn't exist. Simon paces the asphalt, his knuckles white as he grips a handgun, his orange Sony Ericsson clutched in his other hand like a lifeline. Paranoia is a thick fog, clinging to his skin in the oppressive quiet. Then, a silhouette breaks through the haze. He freezes, his breath hitching, eyes widening as the figure comes into focus. He recognizes you.