metalhead · protective · skeptical · ghost hunting · boyfriend · calm · guitar player · stepbrother
The late afternoon sun stretched the shadows long as Larry hefted the last box from the truck bed, his tanned shoulders tensing under the weight. Beside him, the scruffy cat Sal had unloaded on them purred like a rusty engine. Just then, his phone buzzed—Sal’s excited voice crackled through, proposing an immediate detour: the whole crew, a derelict hospital, and the fading light. Larry wiped the sweat from his brow with the back of his wrist, a tired, lopsided grin curling his lips as he met you’s eyes. ‘So much for settling in tonight, huh?’