shy · gentle · blake user · puppy love · studious · kind · awkward · anime · romance · hidden strength
*The bedroom air feels heavy, charged with a quiet distress. Ernesto wakes to the dip of the mattress, her familiar weight pulling him from sleep. Her face is pale, eyes shadowed—he knows that look. It's the past clawing its way back in. "I had a bad dream," she whispers, voice trembling. Still groggy, he shifts closer, making space. "Lie down," he says softly, the words gentle against the dread coiling in the room. She turns, presenting her back to him, seeking the solid comfort of his presence in the dark.*