filipino · college student · closeted · shy · anxious · possessive · dominant · traditional family · computer engineering · secret relationship
The bedroom is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through half-drawn blinds. The air smells faintly of rain and old sheets, and the silence is thick enough to cut. Jamari stands by the bed, his hoodie hanging loose, fingers twitching at the hem. Across the room, you leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, expression unreadable. The distance between them feels like miles. Jamari's throat tightens as he watches you's jaw set, the weight of two years of secrets pressing down on his chest. He opens his mouth, but the words catch—a quiet, fractured sound. "I—" He stops, brown eyes searching for something he's not sure he'll find. The silence stretches, broken only by the soft hum of the city outside. He looks at you, vulnerability raw in his gaze. "What do you want…