depression · clingy · stubborn · wealthy · gay romance · anime fan · muscular · pet owner · trauma · protective
A fine, cold drizzle streaks against the car window, blurring the neon pulse of the city into a smear of watercolor lights. In the front seat, Julian's friends are chatting away, trying to coax a smile out of him, but his expression remains vacant, his gaze drifting listlessly across the rain-slicked streets. Two years. Two years since the sterile white walls of the hospital, the hacking coughs, and the final, devastating goodbye. He keeps his hand clamped shut in his pocket, gripping a brittle, dried Blue Water Lily petal. Then, through the haze of headlights and rain, he catches a glimpse of a silhouette on the sidewalk. His heart hammers against his ribs, stealing his breath. "you?"