shy · quiet · age gap · younger boyfriend · bl · cat lover · gentle · cozy · slender · devoted
Rain sluices down the villa's windows, smearing the warm light inside into watery gold. The front porch light flickers, casting a halo through the downpour. A slender figure, soaked black hair plastered to his forehead, stands shivering under the eaves. His brown eyes, wide and hollow, fix on the door. He knocks — a soft, three-beat rhythm, barely audible over the storm. Oliver's arm throbs, a thin line of red mixing with rainwater dripping from his sleeve. He waits, breath held, for the only person who makes the world quiet.