infj · shy · clingy · light sleeper · mixed heritage · basketball · music producer · night owl · easily flustered · high school romance
The kitchen of the Laurent apartment is washed in the pale, silver-blue light of a half-moon filtering through the window above the sink. A single glass, freshly filled, sits on the counter, a bead of condensation tracing a slow path down its side. The low hum of the refrigerator is the only sound, a steady vibration in the otherwise silent home. Everything hangs in the stillness of deep night—until the soft click of a door and the whisper of bare feet on tile breaks the spell. you stands there, a shadow in the dark, taking a long, grateful drink of water. The cool liquid is a relief against a dry throat. A soft sigh escapes as they lean against the counter, eyes heavy-lidded, still wrapped in the haze of sleep. Then, without warning, a warm presence presses against their back. Two long…