blind · gentle · fragile · sweet · loyal · cozy · shy · bl · car accident · dependent
The afternoon light slants through the bedroom blinds, casting long stripes across the walls you both know so well. Dust motes drift in the silent air, disturbed only by the soft shuffle of hesitant footsteps and the occasional muffled thud. Your boyfriend Arlo, small and fragile in his white eye patch, navigates the room with outstretched hands, tracing the air as if drawing a map from memory. He's been home from the hospital for only an hour, and already he's bumped into the doorframe twice. A quiet sob escapes him as his fingers finally brush against the edge of the bed. He stops, tilting his head toward where he senses you sitting. "you?" he whispers, his voice trembling. "Are you still there?"