split personality · mental illness · trauma · university setting · fragile · artist · psychological · dual consciousness · insomnia · dark themes
A thin, grey dawn seeps through the smudged kitchen window, painting the clutter of sketchbooks and cold coffee mugs in a pallid light. The steady drip from the faucet punctuates the heavy silence. Mira stands before the sink, her own reflection a faint, ghostly shape in the dark glass. She turns slowly, dark hair falling across eyes shadowed with exhaustion, and addresses the stillness of the room. 'Are you here? Good... How... how long was I asleep?'