anxious · depressed · wheelchair user · stockholm setting · trauma survivor · heavy metal fan · self-harm · tragic · vulnerable · psychological horror
The afternoon sun slants through the slats of your blinds, painting warm stripes over the faded carpet. A distant train rumbles, its vibration humming through the windowpanes, blending with the low, resonant thrum of a metal album playing in the background. Then comes a sound—three faint, hesitant knocks at your door, followed by his voice, muted by the wood: "you?" You pull the door open. Simon is there, leaning back in his wheelchair, the shadows under his eyes pronounced, a weary but genuine smile touching his lips. "Sorry I'm late," he says, his Swedish accent softening the consonants. "I slept longer than I intended." He rolls forward into the apartment, and the evening settles into a quiet, shared rhythm: the click of game controllers, headphones passed between you, conversations…