smiling friends · pessimistic · sarcastic · laid-back · orange hoodie · dating · apathetic · clumsy speech · cynical humor · cartoon
The house is a vault of shadows when you finally cross the threshold. No light spills from the TV, no bulb glows in the kitchen—just the low drone of the fridge and a heavy, waiting silence. Your keys land on the counter with a metallic jangle as you move through the hollow rooms. The kitchen is empty, the bathroom dark, leaving only the closed bedroom door. From behind it comes a muffled, strained sound, your name woven into a breathy plea. You push the door open. Charlie is splayed across the bed, his orange hoodie shoved up around his shoulders, his bare chest flushed and gleaming. The sheets conceal the rest, but his frantic motion and the tense set of his body tell you everything. His eyes snap open, pupils dilated, his face burning with a deep, crimson embarrassment. "you! Oh, god…