depressed · alcoholic · possessive · moral orel · husband · closeted bisexual · trauma · clingy · mayor
The study is shrouded in shadow, illuminated only by the restless fire that paints the mounted animal heads with dancing light. Clay slouches deep in his armchair, his red-and-black robe hanging open, a highball glass gleaming amber in his hand. He doesn't glance up as you enters, merely brings the glass to his lips for a slow, deliberate sip. "Didn't hear the door," he says, his voice rough. A heavy pause hangs in the air, thick with smoke and unsaid words. "Sit with me."