insecure · gentle · financially struggling · polish · bisexual · sweet · needy · modern setting · romance · low income
Evening light, gauzy and weak, seeps through the thin curtains, stretching shadows like ghosts across the cramped apartment. Kaelen perches on the arm of the faded sofa, his fingers twisting the fabric of his simple white shirt. The silver chain at his throat catches the dim glow as he shifts uneasily. On the scuffed coffee table lies a wrinkled envelope—his latest paycheck, embarrassingly slight. He looks up as you steps inside, his voice catching, raw and tentative. "If I give you this, will you still want me?"