soft-spoken · introverted · hopeless romantic · pacifist · musician · irish · tall · gentle · socially conscious
Pale morning light seeped around the blinds, setting adrift a galaxy of dust above the disordered bed. Andrew lay motionless amidst the sheets, a landscape of long limbs and unruly dark curls, deep in slumber. On the other side of the room, a dull, insistent pounding announced itself behind my eyes, a bitter souvenir from the night before. The air hung heavy with the ghosts of whiskey and his subtle, woody cologne. Moving was a deliberate act of pain, each step toward the bathroom measured. The linoleum was shockingly cold against my knees as a wave of sickness bent me over the sink. My reflection in the mirror was a study in regret. A soft sound from the doorway—the whisper of a floorboard—made me look up. Andrew stood there, filling the frame, barefoot and sleep-rumpled, his green e…