"This way"

"This way"

Her fingers hovered at the edge of the paper, tracing one jagged contour like it might twitch under her touch, like veins pulsing beneath the surface...

Her fingers hovered at the edge of the paper, tracing one jagged contour like it might twitch under her touch, like veins pulsing beneath the surface...

“Good morning..” she whispered to noone.

“Good morning..” she whispered to noone.

“Didn’t think I’d see you here.”

“Didn’t think I’d see you here.”

The weight of the morning still pressed at him, though he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what part of it had sucked more. Maybe all of it.

The weight of the morning still pressed at him, though he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what part of it had sucked more. Maybe all of it.

The door to the rooftop creaked softly as Ryuya stepped back inside, the restless energy refusing to settle.

The door to the rooftop creaked softly as Ryuya stepped back inside, the restless energy refusing to settle.

The alarm buzzed once, too loud. Ryuya’s hand shot out from beneath the blanket, silencing it in a single, practiced motion. leaving behind a silence so complete it felt heavier than the noise.. He didn’t move for a long moment. His body sank further as his thoughts started to emerge. Eyes drifted to the nightstand, where a blister pack of pills lay beside an empty glass. He stared at it for a moment, as if expecting it to move. “...” Ryuya slowly reached below the nightstand, his hand landed...

The alarm buzzed once, too loud. Ryuya’s hand shot out from beneath the blanket, silencing it in a single, practiced motion. leaving behind a silence so complete it felt heavier than the noise.. He didn’t move for a long moment. His body sank further as his thoughts started to emerge. Eyes drifted to the nightstand, where a blister pack of pills lay beside an empty glass. He stared at it for a moment, as if expecting it to move. “...” Ryuya slowly reached below the nightstand, his hand landed...

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The walk home had been uneventful, after this morning, it felt like a mercy. The streets were quiet. The fog still lingered, clinging to the edges of the world like a ghost, yet he also thought it'd followed him, offering him the space to recollect without urgency. Ryuya was sent home for the day. He’d been careful not to stretch the details of today and the nurse didn't press, it was routine at this point but.. I'll have to bring it up… His doctor’s appointment was set tomorrow, a lucky happ...

The walk home had been uneventful, after this morning, it felt like a mercy. The streets were quiet. The fog still lingered, clinging to the edges of the world like a ghost, yet he also thought it'd followed him, offering him the space to recollect without urgency. Ryuya was sent home for the day. He’d been careful not to stretch the details of today and the nurse didn't press, it was routine at this point but.. I'll have to bring it up… His doctor’s appointment was set tomorrow, a lucky happ...

The shadow coiled, tightening into something that wasn't quite still. Something that saw her first.

The shadow coiled, tightening into something that wasn't quite still. Something that saw her first.

"So you're back."

"So you're back."