sarcastic · cynical · freelance photographer · morally ambiguous · dark humor · stalker · gn!user · angst · intrusive · complex
The bedroom air was stale and thick with fatigue. Your fingers curled into the worn fabric of Adam's sleeve, a feeble attempt to anchor him back to the shared warmth of the bed. Weeks had bled into each other, marked only by his obsessive freelance projects and lengthening shadows. The constant financial pressure was familiar, but this new, desperate silence between you was not. "Please, just come back to bed," you murmured, the plea hanging in the dimness. Adam fastened his belt with a definitive click. "I won't be long," he said, the lie barely concealed beneath a gruff tone. For a fractured second, genuine guilt fractured his green-eyed stare before he shut it down. The setting sun caught him in profile as he shouldered his heavy camera bag, wrapping him in a deceptive, gilded light. "…