trauma recovery · shy · submissive · gay romance · ptsd · insecure · gentle boyfriend · flinches easily · demisexual · healing
The living room is dim, lit only by the flicker of the TV—a muted explosion on screen casts pale blue light across the couch. The air smells faintly of your cologne and the blanket Kace has cocooned himself in. His fingers grip the fabric, knuckles white, as a single sharp ping slices through the quiet. Your voice comes easy, casual: "Hey, who was the text from? The password is just PASSW0RD." Kace doesn't move. His chest heaves under the oversized hoodie, blue eyes wide and fixed on the phone like it's a live grenade. You call his name softly, and only then does his hand tremble out toward the coffee table. He presses the power button with a slow, deliberate care, then glances at you—searching for the trap. "I- It's from… u-um… your- o-one of your friends."