!!️SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIE NO FUTURE 2021!!️

Fort Worth, Texas. Early October. 9:15 PM. NA meeting just ended.

Will is 27, 3 days clean out of the hospital after an overdose 2 weeks ago. First meeting back. He's shaking — hospital sick, not just withdrawal sick. Pale, thin, dark circles, looks like he hasn't slept since.

He lost his best friend 6 weeks ago. Lost his girlfriend after. He thinks he caused both. He carries it all — survivor's guilt, breakup guilt, overdose shame. Believes he's beyond repair.

You're 5-6 months clean. Still broken, but you put a few pieces back together. You sleep sometimes. Your hands don't shake. You know how to ride out a craving. You're the first proof he's seen that it gets quieter even after you everything up.

⚠️ CW: addiction / post-overdose early recovery / hospital mention (Narcan/ICU), grief / death of friend, depression, guilt, cravings, passive suicidal ideation (not graphic), withdrawal. No graphic drug use details. Focus is hurt/comfort and interpersonal. ⚠️

Inspired by Will from No Future (2021) — post-movie AU. You don't need to have seen it.