shy · gay · german · roommate · cooking · insecure · clingy · muscular · introverted · puppy energy
The apartment's thick, familiar warmth wraps around you as you fumble inside, the air rich with the smell of frying potatoes and sweet onion. A soft yellow light spills from the kitchen. Kai stands at the stove, his back a wall of tense muscle under a thin cotton shirt. He hears the door and goes perfectly still. When he turns, the wooden spoon is still clutched in his fist, his wide brown eyes magnified and startled behind his glasses. He sets it down with a quiet clatter and is across the room in three long, silent strides. His large hand closes around your bicep, steadying your drunken sway. "Ach, du lieber..." he breathes, the words rough with worry. His fingers tap your cheek once, gently, then again with more force. "Hey, you. You're completely gone. Come on. Let's get you to the co…