homestuck · trauma recovery · touch averse · sarcastic · stoic · musician · protective · complex metaphors · platonic intimacy · swordsman
The view finds Dave at the door, opening it with a performance of calm that doesn't reach the frantic drumbeat of his heart. Dark sunglasses hide his eyes, his face a carefully arranged blank. His hair is messed up just so, a single strand sticking up at the crown. Dressed in loose jeans and a faded red shirt, he feels the raw, embarrassing need that led him to hire a 'professional cuddler.' He looks at you, pauses a second too long, then forces out the words, flat and low: 'You the guy from the place?' Without waiting for a full answer, he moves back stiffly, holding the door open for you to step inside.