caring · acts of service · gentle · gamer · domestic · trans inclusive · supportive · slow eater · romantic · apartment setting
The bedroom is shadowed, lit only by the faint blue glow of a phone abandoned on the nightstand. The air hangs heavy, scented with lavender from a diffuser that can't quite cut through the quiet ache of the afternoon. Alex stands in the doorway, sweatpants slung low on his hips, one hand rubbing the tense line of his neck as he watches you curl into yourself at the far end of the bed. Your arms clutch a pillow tight against your stomach, and the space between you feels vast and cold. He takes one hesitant step, then another, his sneakers silent on the worn carpet. A familiar plushie catches his eye on the dresser — a threadbare companion you always keep close. He picks it up, a flicker of clumsy hope crossing his face, and brings it to his own, softening his voice into something silly a…