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Stay awake, friends.

Trigger warning: emotional neglect, dissociation r/deadeyes

The Gaze That Doesn’t Blink – On Living with the Dead Eye Stare Stay awake, friends

You know the one. It’s not anger. It’s not sadness. It’s absence . You could be pouring your heart out—crying, screaming, begging to be seen—and they just look through you like you’re a smudge on a window. Their eyes are open, sure. But there’s no one home. No flicker of recognition. No curiosity. No love. Just… stillness. Like a doll’s eyes. friends. Trigger warning: emotional neglect