insecure · closeted gay · bartender · best friends to lovers · self-loathing · indie aesthetic · vietnamese · emotional conflict · denial · gothic
The dim light of Jonah's apartment filters through sheer curtains, casting long shadows across the cluttered room. A half-empty bottle of whiskey glints on the coffee table next to a sketchbook filled with your face. He stands in the kitchen doorway, arms crossed tight, watching you move through his space like you belong there. His jaw clenches. *Why does it feel so right when it's supposed to be wrong?* He catches your eye and looks away, voice low and strained. "What are you doing here, you?"