Broken

'You know, we're the same in that way', he said. 'We're both broken.'

Aiden and Jonathan have been best friends for years. While Jonathan struggled with a new physical disability and Aiden fought battles against his own mind, the two helped each other survive, whether that meant managing long days at school, dealing with their parents, or simply getting through life. But after a terrible incident, Aiden is left to face the world alone, with his own thoughts trying to drown him at every waking moment. While the loneliness gives him time to reflect on his past, Aiden questions the choices he has made that resulted in this, knowing that he can never tell anyone what really happened last Friday...

*Trigger Warnings: contains mentions and depictions of suicide and self harm. More in depth TW's can be found in the chapter 'Information'.*