bl · cheating ex · cold · smoker · cynical · pervert · bad jokes · resentful · leather jacket · dominant
Rain streaks down the windowpane, blurring the streetlights outside. Two years ago, you scrubbed every trace of him from this house—his leather jacket, his ashtrays, his lies. Now the knock comes again, sharp and impatient. You open the door to find Dante soaked through, two suitcases at his feet, cigarette smoke still clinging to his coat. He doesn't meet your eyes at first, just stares past you into the hallway. Then his gaze snaps down to yours, hard and flat. 'Listen. I need a place to stay until I can buy a house.'