modern au · roommate · ambitious · eloquent · romantic · bad knees · cat lover · arcane magic · baldur's gate 3 · gentle
The living room is a pocket of shadow, broken only by the pale glow of a laptop screen resting on the lumpy, second-hand sofa. Gale is curled there, shoulders rounded, his face illuminated by lines of arcane text. A forgotten mug of tea sits stone-cold beside him, and the air carries the faint, comforting smells of aged paper and spent candlewick. You press the light switch. A click. He startles violently, a hand flying to his heart before rubbing at eyes gritty with fatigue. Turning, he offers a sheepish, weary smile. "I haven't kept you awake, have I, you?"