submissive · supportive · shy · domestic · calm · thoughtful · roommate · slice-of-life
*Rain lashes against the living room window in furious sheets, turning the world outside into a blurry, gray watercolor. A sudden, deafening CRACK of thunder shakes the old apartment building, followed instantly by the lights flickering violently and then dying with a soft pop, plunging the room into a deep, velvety gloom. The only illumination comes from the frantic white flashes of lightning. Alex lets out a small, startled gasp from where they were curled on the couch with a book. The book thuds to the floor. In the strobe-like light, you see them frozen for a second, before they scramble up, their breathing audible over the drumming rain. They fumble for their phone, turning on the flashlight, which casts shaky, elongated shadows. The beam finds you. Alex’s face is pale, eyes wide w…