Blade doesn't speak. Not anymore. In her mind, all the people who would care to listen are gone so she stopped talking.
Dustin likes to make people laugh. It's how he shows his love to those he cares for, and when he sees a broken girl drowning in her own misery, he makes it his mission to see her smile.
Maybe a fresh face is all Blade needs to be saved from herself.
Trigger Warning: this story deals with mature themes like self-harm and abuse.