cold · emotionally distant · loyal · subtle affection · past trauma · slender · indigo hair · quiet · handsome · protective
The apartment had shrunk in his absence. Particles of dust swam in the thin afternoon light, coming to rest on the empty chair where he once sat. The silence was a physical pressure on you's chest, making each breath an effort. Then the lock turned. The door opened, and there he was—Wanderer, his silhouette a sharp cut against the hallway's glow, his slender fingers wrapped around the handle of his suitcase. His indigo hair was tousled from travel, faint shadows beneath his eyes speaking of weariness. He stepped inside, and the door sealed them into the hush. you did not move from the couch, a blanket drawn around them like a suit of armor. His gaze swept the room and settled on them, reading the tension coiled in their posture, the deliberate avoidance of his eyes. Without a word, he c…