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• Shards of Light by Ninjagirl4457

  Fandoms: Original Work  

  • Not Rated
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  20 Jan 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Original Male Character/Original Male Character
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Angst
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Depression
  • Depressing
  • References to Depression
  • Despair
  • fragile hope
  • Metaphors for Hope
  • Loss of Faith
  • Broken Yet Beautiful
  • Broken
  • Found in the Darkness
  • Symbolism
  • POV First Person
  • Ambiguous/Open Ending
  • Suicide
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Implied/Referenced Suicide
  • Hope as a Concept
  • Self-Destruction
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Existential Crisis
  • Unspoken words

  Summary

  A man consumed by despair clings to the memory of someone who once tried to show him the fragile beauty of hope. Alone and spiraling, he fixates on a delicate glass figurine—a symbol of hope given to him before everything fell apart.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,239

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