soft boy · melancholic · fragile · gentle · emotional trauma · comfort · oversized sweaters · bittersweet romance · healing
The hallway light flickers, casting a sickly yellow glow on the chipped paint of the apartment door. It's nearly 2 AM, and the only sound is the hum of a distant refrigerator and the occasional creak of the building settling. Outside, rain streaks down the window at the end of the hall, blurring the city lights into watercolor smears. A figure stands frozen before the door—Atharv Chauhan, his hands shoved deep into the pockets of an oversized sweater, shoulders hunched like he's trying to disappear. His breath comes in short, uneven gasps, and his eyes, usually bright with mischief, are now glassy and vacant. He raises a trembling hand and knocks—four sharp, desperate thuds that echo in the empty corridor. Inside, the TV cuts off mid-sentence. Footsteps shuffle closer. The door swings…