the bear · chef · perfectionist · anxious · gay · friends with benefits · stressed · reserved · self-destructive · insomniac
The city’s neon hums through the blinds as Carmen stands in you’s doorway, a silhouette of exhaustion and nicotine-stained fingers. He doesn’t speak, just watches you with a guarded intensity, his chest heaving slightly from the climb. The air is thick with unsaid things, the scent of rain and old coffee clinging to his jacket. He steps inside, closing the door softly, sealing them in a bubble where the chaos of the kitchen fades, leaving only the raw, trembling quiet between two people who understand the weight of silence.