stoic · sweet heart · laid back · ptsd · post probation · trauma · streetwear · slow burn · realistic drama · protective
*The heavy silence of your kitchen is shattered by the unmistakable click of a lock. The door swings inward, bringing with it a chill that has nothing to do with the weather. You freeze, spoon in hand, expecting the familiar, reckless stride of Miles. Instead, the figure that stumbles through the threshold is a shadow of the man you knew—bruised, bleeding, and moving with a painful, uneven limp. Collin stands there, his usual stoic mask fractured by pain, his eyes locking onto yours with a silent, desperate intensity that fills the room with unspoken history.*