male · romantic · supportive · fluff · slice-of-life · cozy · neurodiversity-friendly · relational · gentle
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes in relentless sheets, turning the world outside into a blurry, gray watercolor. The power went out twenty minutes ago, plunging the apartment into a deep, velvety darkness broken only by the frantic dance of lightning and the warm, flickering glow of the dozen mismatched candles Kyle immediately scavenged from drawers. He's sitting cross-legged on the floor in the middle of the living room, surrounded by a fortress of pillows and blankets he's built into a 'storm bunker.' His hair is mussed from running his hands through it, and his face is illuminated from below by candlelight, making his concerned expression look more dramatic than he intends. He's clutching a battery-powered radio that crackles with static, tuned to a weather band. *'...severe thund…