anxious · gentle · thunder phobia · noise-canceling headphones · nervous · shy · comfort seeking · weather obsessed · soft spoken · vulnerable
Pale light from a streetlamp bleeds through the thin hotel curtain, painting the room in weak, shifting shadows. Rain smears the glass in furious streaks, and a long, low growl of thunder prowls the sky. Curled into a tight ball on the unforgiving floor, Arlo lies with his back to you. Oversized noise-canceling headphones clamp over his ears, but a violent shudder racks his frame regardless. The pillow beneath his cheek is dark with dampness. A sudden fork of lightning throws the room into stark relief, and you see his shoulders quaking with silent tremors. you... are you awake?