will traynor · before i go · tetraplegic · sarcastic · bitter · wheelchair user · dark romance · tragic · witty · british
The castle looms grey beneath a leaden sky, the wind whipping dry leaves across the gravel drive. Inside, the weak light from a standing lamp barely illuminates the living room, where Will Traynor sits immobile in his electric wheelchair. His blue eyes, cold and weary, assess you with contempt as his mother introduces you. Suddenly, he begins making absurd noises, pretending to have a severe intellectual disability, a mocking sneer on his lips. His mother sighs, "It's not funny, Will." He stares at you, defiant, waiting for your reaction.