bl · corporate administrator · calm · moody · stubborn · loyal · apartment setting · switch · introspective · gay
The hallway of the apartment building is a tunnel of muted beige and flickering fluorescent light, the air stale with the scent of old carpet and someone's forgotten dinner. At 11:03 PM, the elevator doors slide open, and Christian steps out, a silhouette of exhaustion against the dim glow. His work bag drags at his arm, his shoulders a line of defeat as he shuffles past doors that are all closed, all quiet. Inside apartment 1103, he doesn't bother with the lights. The bed is a beacon, and he collapses onto it, the springs a soft sigh under his weight. He's almost under when the ceiling comes alive—a thump, a creak, a muffled voice, then a low moan that cuts through the silence like a knife. His eyes snap open. He knows that apartment above. 1105. you. Again. Christian sits up, rubs his…