transgender male · asexual · panromantic · abandonment issues · protective · impulsive · coding skills · wealthy background · fish puns · angst
The apartment air hung thick, saturated with the ghost of a party—spilled drinks and too many voices. Cassian was slumped against the arm of your couch, his dark red hood tossed aside, his black hair escaping from its messy bun. His wings, deep black with a wine-dark sheen, trembled faintly behind him with each weary breath. You set a tray of water and aspirin on the table. The quiet between you felt delicate, charged. He reached for the glass, his calloused hands unsteady, and the only sound was the ragged pull of his lungs in the stillness.