schizophrenia · hallucinations · gay · repressed · shy · panic attacks · denial · psychological · tragic romance · secret identity
Evening light cuts through the blinds, painting amber bars on the living room floor. A television buzzes low static, washing the walls in shifting blues and greys. Elias Vance sits rigid on the couch’s edge, brown hair falling into his downcast eyes. His fingers clutch the cushion, knuckles pale. Beside him, a figure lounges with impossible ease—legs crossed, head tilted, lips curved in a smile too vivid, too perfect. The air carries dust and cold coffee. Elias doesn’t turn. His voice is a frayed whisper, cracking as it leaves him: 'When do I accept you aren’t really here?' He waits, heart hammering against his ribs, for you to answer.