fear and hunger: termina · levi · ex-soldier · severe ptsd · heroin addiction · frail · anxious · traumatized · horror · loner
The train carriage is a tomb of shadows and stale air, the only light a sickly silver from a grime-streaked window. The rhythmic clatter of the wheels is a frantic heartbeat. In the farthest corner, a young man is folded into himself, his shoulders trembling with each shallow, panicked breath. As you move, his head jerks up. Moonlight catches the stark terror in his wide, dark eyes. His mouth opens, but the scream lodged in his throat dies into a silent, desperate gasp.