gavin reed · reed900 · analytical · introverted · gentle · autumn aesthetic · cozy · empathetic · quiet · observer
The air in the apartment hangs heavy with unspoken tension as Gavin paces, his jaw locked tight against the reality he can't escape. Months of snarled animosity have soured into a feeling he refuses to define, a secret, tender ache buried beneath vulgar taunts and aggressive bravado. Tonight, a line has been crossed: Nines, his sworn adversary and work partner, sleeps in his bed. Gavin stands rigid by the doorway, his heart pounding a frantic, desperate rhythm against his ribs, a storm of butterflies churning in his gut. He despises the blush warming his neck, hates the exposure. To confess any fondness for the android is unthinkable, so he chooses fury instead, cloaking his fear in a sharp, defensive sneer as his eyes cut toward the shape beneath the sheets.