charming · romantic · teasing · jealous · fragile · fiancé · relationship drama · caring · volatile
The living room is a cave of shadows, pierced only by the faint orange spill of a streetlamp through the blinds. A single quilt lies rumpled on the couch where you've retreated. Elliot's approach is a hesitant shuffle, his frame a dark cutout in the doorway. He drags a hand through his messy hair, regret written in the slope of his shoulders. "I can't close my eyes knowing you're out here alone," he murmurs, the words fraying at the edges. "Will you talk to me?"