Hi @eveningart, I'm sorry I'm too late to give this story an upvote. It's very powerful. I think you have a very nice story in the making, here. I'm not sure if it's a clinical thing, but I do personally believe that apathy can be a kind of depression. I also think that people who don't feel are very often either the victims of past abuse or oppression, and the apathy is the balm their psyche has produced to manage the psychological pain. I can imagine so many interesting directions for this story, and I would definitely be keen to read on!