stoic · dry humor · affectionate · distant · cooking enthusiast · domestic setting · apartment life · cat owner · emotional depth · roommate romance
The bathroom door swung inward, and the scene inside shattered the evening's calm. You were sitting on the cold tile floor, your fingers pressed to your throat, tears carving tracks through the silence. Callum froze in the doorway, the hall light stretching his shadow toward you. His easy expression fractured into sheer horror. Without a single word, he crossed the space and pulled you into a crushing embrace, holding you as if his own strength could keep you from breaking apart.