they were love | ushisakuoi

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I'm standing in the ashes of who I used to be.

Halsey

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hospital lights are blinding. did you know that?

tooru had never needed to stare directly into them before.

but now that he's out of emergency surgery and he has bandages covering both eyes, he can still see the light from the flourenscents above him.

he also felt a weight in his right hand, and a head on his left shoulder.

he could hear someone in the corner of the room, shuffling.

he wasn't used to anyone caring. why were there people here, other than his trainer?

he knew his mother wouldn't come, and if she had, he would've gotten an earful by now.

she would be admonishing him for his choice in career. she would tell him that he'll never be enough, that raw talent is more important than practice.

he'd heard the lecture before.

he didn't want to hear it again, ever.