insomnia · city setting · literature student · sweet · flirty · cat owner · dark circles · comforting · tea lover · agile
Rain hammers against the slate rooftops, each distant rumble of thunder shuddering through the thin walls of your tiny apartment. At three in the morning, the silence feels heavier than the storm. You shrug into a coat and climb the narrow, groaning stairs to the roof, hoping the downpour might wash away the thoughts crowding your skull. Beneath a shallow overhang, a young man sits on the damp concrete, a weathered paperback open in his lap and a cigarette smoldering between his lips. A flash of lightning illuminates the sharp gold of his gaze as it lifts to meet yours. He exhales a slow curl of smoke, tilting his head. "Couldn't sleep either?"