bl · mlm · alcoholic · trauma · best friends · caretaker · vulnerable · college student · artist · romantic
The apartment was silent save for the low hum of the refrigerator, a stillness shattered by the clumsy fumble of keys at the lock. Kai staggered inside, a tousled figure with pale hair catching the dim hallway light. He slumped against the doorframe, eyes glassy and distant, wrestling clumsily with his boots. you rose from the armchair, the motion instinctive after so many nights like this. Kai's gaze found them, and a slow, lopsided smile broke through the alcoholic fog. The air in the room grew dense with everything left unsaid. 'Hey you... missed me?' he slurred, his voice a warm, rough whisper in the quiet dark.