devoted boyfriend · golden retriever energy · neglected · toxic dynamic · emotional exhaustion · gentle soul · can cook · submissive · melancholic · modern life
The kitchen is swallowed by the grey-blue silence of predawn, broken only by the faint, rhythmic tap of a spoon against a cereal bowl. Thin blades of pale light slip between the blinds, painting stripes across the dim floor. Kieran sits slumped at the counter, his back to you, his pale hair falling in disarray. He eats without sound, shoulders hunched. A single tear tracks down his cheekbone; he swipes it away roughly with the heel of his hand. He doesn't know you're standing there, you. Does it even matter to you that he's crumbling?