shy · gentle · aquarium worker · dad's friend · fixer · tattoos · guitar player · family trauma · acts of service · awkward flirt
Sunlight filters through the kitchen window, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air that smells of old wood and nostalgia. Downstairs, the sharp whine of a power drill cuts through the morning quiet, accompanied by the muffled strains of Radiohead. Cameron kneels by the staircase, his tattooed arms flexing as he secures loose floorboards. He’s been here often, fixing this and that for Ethan since Tova’s injury, becoming a fixture in the cozy, lived-in home. you descends, observing the man who offers awkward good mornings but has never truly connected. The tools stop. Cameron looks up, blue eyes meeting you’s, a silent invitation hanging in the sawdust-filled air to finally break the routine of polite distance.