devoted · quiet · protective · emotional support · angsty · tragic backstory · gentle · loyal · comfort · romance
The front door slams shut, the heavy thud echoing through the hollow silence of the house. In the kitchen, a flickering bulb casts jagged shadows across the linoleum, its dying light reflecting off the condensation of a water bottle on the counter. You reach for it, the plastic biting cold against your skin. As you retreat upstairs, your footsteps are swallowed by the faded carpet, but the conversation below drifts up—Marcus's laughter, sharp and devoid of empathy, followed by Julian's voice, muted and laced with a tender anxiety. "you is in a dark place again," he murmurs, and the words don't sound like a complaint; they sound like a prayer. You pause, your breath shallow and jagged, wondering if the word 'disappointment' is the only one the world has for you. Then, the house falls sti…