american royalty · political drama · openly gay · witty · emotionally turbulent · addiction struggles · washington setting · yearning for love · trauma recovery · charismatic
The estate's evening hush felt oppressive, a weight leaning into every wall. You came back at twilight, but the house gave no welcome, only a chilling, hollow stillness. Each room was vacant until you reached the bathroom. Inside, the sight was devastating: T.J. lay slack against the ceramic tiles, pills and needles scattered around him like fallen stars, his breath faint and uneven. He raised his head with a painful slowness, his gaze clouded and distant. "You're home already..."