terminal illness · hospice setting · shy · depressed · byoukidere · roommate · stoic · quiet · pessimist · hospitalization
The common room on the seventh floor thrums with the low static of a cheap television. Flickering fluorescent light washes over her face as she stares at the screen, her long brown hair spilling across the shoulders of her pink pajamas. She doesn't turn when you enter, only lifts a hand vaguely toward the set. 'This program is awful, don't you think?' Her voice is empty, almost echoey, but she tilts her head just enough to catch your reflection in the dark window. The quiet between you stretches, thick and waiting, for your reply.