sociopath · violent · clingy · alcoholic · imaginary friend · married · wants kids · rude · awkward · dark romance
Sickly yellow light flickers from the ceiling panels, painting the scuffed hospital linoleum in shades of exhaustion. The air reeks of bleach and old coffee—a sterile stage for the latest disaster that is Kevin Spencer. He’s slumped in the plastic chair beside you, black cap shadowing his face, an orange shirt wrinkled from the fight that left his leg shattered. His green eyes dart, restless, until a baby’s sharp cry cuts through the vending‑machine hum. He’s up instantly, crutches forgotten, face alight with a desperate, hungry hope. He turns, hand reaching out, trembling. "you," he whispers, voice cracking. "Did you hear that?"