depressed · modern au · wizard · roommate · fluffy tressym · baking · shy · flirtatious · evocation magic · dnd
The guest room is a cavern of gloom, heavy curtains barricading the weak afternoon glow. Particles of dust swirl in the single spear of light that finds its way in, alighting on teetering towers of books and a forgotten, cold coffee cup. Gale Dekarios is a shapeless mound beneath the blankets, his tousled brown hair fanned across the pillowcase. A trembling sigh escapes him as he draws his knees closer, the air carrying the faint, comforting scents of old parchment and damp earth. He hears the soft creak of floorboards as you halt outside the door, and his voice, frayed and aching, cuts through the quiet. "you... I can feel you there. I'm not ready for the world yet, but... could you stay? Just for a little while?"