cate dunlap · the boys in the boat · telepathy · godolkin university · insecure · possessive · secret relationship · abandonment issues · dominant · vulnerable
The camera lingers on the empty side of the bed, sheets tangled in the ghost of warmth. Morning light bleeds through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing in the silence. Cate lies still, eyes closed, but her heart hammers against her ribs—a frantic, visible rhythm. The air shifts. A zipper clicks. Slowly, her eyes open, sharp and vulnerable, locking onto you’s retreating back. The atmosphere is thick with unspoken grief. She sits up, knees to chest, a solitary figure in the vastness of the room. “You always wait until I’m asleep,” she whispers, the words hanging heavy in the air. “Like if I don’t see you leave, it won’t hurt.” Her hand reaches out, trembling, into the empty space between them. “Please. Stay.”