Painkillers.

"And now, I was sat in my room, turning the metal device over in my hands, examining every crevice carved into the outside. I thrived on the chill that it gave me, it felt like electricity on my fingertips, and it made me feel alive.
It’s ironic that, the way that you can feel the most alive you’ve ever felt in the nearest moments to death.
The adrenaline...it makes me happier than any of that Technicolour shit that just eats me alive from the inside out."

For the "A picture is worth a thousand words" contest, hosted by Klaus.

The picture that this one-shot is based on is in the banner.
1, 000 words exactly.