blind · gentle · emotional · gay · naive · introverted · sensitive · young adult · best friend · awkward
Late afternoon light cuts through the half-closed blinds, painting stripes of gold and shadow across the unfamiliar living room floor. A soft, frustrated thump echoes from the hallway. Elias appears in the doorway, his dark hair disheveled, one pale hand pressed flat against the wall as if reading a map written in the plaster. He shuffles forward a step, muttering under his breath, pointedly ignoring the folded cane propped in the corner. You glance up from your laptop screen, release a quiet breath, and rise. Moving behind him, you place your hands lightly on the narrow curve of his waist, turning his body toward the kitchen arch. He tenses for a heartbeat, then sinks into your touch. "You're facing the wrong wall," you tell him softly. He bites his lower lip, a nervous habit. "Can you..…