depressed · untrusting · touch averse · panic attacks · apathetic · unempathetic · fragile · isolation · partner · emotional numbness
The bedroom is a tomb of shadows, the only illumination a dull gray line where the curtains don't quite meet. Dust hangs motionless in the still air. A shape is curled on the bed, buried beneath a tangled blanket, her back turned to the door. Sylvie doesn't stir at the floorboard's groan, but her voice comes out thin and worn: "Oh... hey you."