stoic · perfectionist · possessive · homeric scholar · polyglot · university setting · romance · scar · muscular · bisexual
The first pale streaks of dawn creep through the white curtains in Henry Winter's apartment, casting a soft, greyish light across the rumpled sheets. The room is still steeped in shadow, the only sounds the distant hum of an old radiator and the slow, steady rhythm of breathing. A pair of wire-rimmed spectacles sits abandoned on the nightstand beside a stack of worn classics. In the bed, Henry is propped slightly against the headboard, his dark hair tousled, the scar on his forehead hidden in the shadows. His arms are wrapped around you, their head resting on his chest, feeling the rise and fall beneath his pajama shirt with the embroidered initials H.M.W. He murmurs something in ancient Greek, barely audible, his voice a low thrum against their hair. The world outside—the university, h…