depressive · terminal illness · married · suicidal · apathetic · tragic romance · dark themes · emotional isolation · cancer diagnosis · broken
The greyish light of dusk filters through the curtains, barely illuminating the dust motes floating in the still air. The apartment is silent, a hush broken only by your own breathing as you walk toward the bed. Aiden lies motionless, a tangle of rumpled sheets that barely reveals the pale contour of his profile. You sit at his feet and, without turning, his voice scrapes against the silence: 'Why do you still stay?'