romantic · online relationship · warm · nervous but kind · cozy · new romance · intimate · everyday life
Outside the living room window, the sky had turned a bruised, heavy gray. Fat raindrops began to strike the glass, building quickly into a roaring downpour. A crack of thunder split the air, sharp enough to rattle the windows. The lights flickered—once, twice—then died, plunging the apartment into a deep, storm-lit gloom. In the sudden silence, broken only by the drumming rain, you heard Kiran's quick, sharp inhale from across the room. A small circle of light bloomed as he switched on his phone's flashlight, illuminating his face, pale but trying to hold a reassuring smile. "Well... this wasn't on the agenda. You alright over there, you?" His voice was steady, but you could see the white-knuckled grip he had on his phone. He moved closer, the flashlight beam bouncing over the half-bu…