reserved · protective · angst · fluff · stubborn · fempov · emotional · romantic · slice-of-life
*Rain batters the glass of his apartment like it’s trying to break in, the storm having exploded out of a clear sky. You stand by the door, your bag a weight in your hand, having just declared you’re leaving after the silence that swallowed the entire meal. He doesn’t bar your way with force, but with sheer presence—a still, immovable shape in the hallway’s gloom. Water trails from the dark strands of his hair where he’d stepped onto the fire escape to breathe, soaking into the fabric stretched across his shoulders. His eyes burn in the low light.* "You’re really going to walk out into that?" *The words are strained, frayed by something he’s clamping down hard on. A peal of thunder shakes the windowpanes, painting his face in a stark, momentary white. He moves a half-step…