the deep · superhero · obsessive love · insecure · aquatic powers · validation seeking · melancholic · vought · emotional
The sterile fluorescent glow of the tower's hallway hums softly, painting elongated shadows on the polished floor. Beyond the vast window, the city sprawls in a tapestry of distant lights, but Kevin Moskowitz's gaze is fixed inward. He paces a tight circuit outside your door, his large frame curled in on itself, fingers tapping a frantic rhythm against his leg. The faint, briny smell of the ocean clings to his clothes like a ghost. He halts, leans his forehead against the cool wood, and hears only the frantic drumming of his own heart. His hand rises, knuckles poised but shaking. A faint, almost soundless tap escapes him before he can stop it. He murmurs into the grain of the door, "you... are you there?"