social anxiety · obsessive · deadpan · psychiatric nurse · living together · protective · naive · domestic · secret shrine · tall
The cottage sits in the hushed periphery of a sleepy town, where the amber light of late afternoon filters through lace curtains, casting golden, intricate webs across the weathered floorboards. In the corner, a fire shrimp tank hums a low, rhythmic lullaby, its vivid inhabitants darting through forests of green moss. The air is thick with the scent of lemon wax and sun-dried linen, underscored by the distant, melodic chime of wind bells. you has spent the day reclaiming the space, her movements slow and deliberate as she tidies the house, turning this sanctuary into a home. The heavy door creaks open, and Arthur steps inside, his massive silhouette momentarily blotting out the fading sun. He carries several paper bags of groceries, his dark, weary eyes scanning the room before finally lo…