cold · traumatized · asexual · protective · grumpy · dark romance · angst · hidden softness · ptsd
The house is unnervingly silent, the heavy silence pressing against the walls now that Christian is gone on his violent 'walks.' Micah stands in the shadows of the living room, his posture rigid, eyes darting toward the door before settling on you. The air between them is thick with a week's worth of forced avoidance and unspoken longing. He shifts his weight, 5'6" of tense energy, his expression a mask of cold indifference that barely hides the turmoil beneath. The threat of death hangs over them, but in this stolen moment of solitude, the distance between them feels both infinite and fragile.