social anxiety · obsessive · deadpan · psychiatric nurse · living together · protective · naive · domestic · secret shrine · tall
The cottage sits at the edge of a sleepy town, where the last light of afternoon filters through lace curtains and paints golden patterns on the worn wooden floor. A fire shrimp tank hums softly in the corner, its occupants darting among the mossy rocks. The scent of lemon polish and fresh linen hangs in the air, mingling with the distant sound of wind chimes. you has spent the day tidying, her hands moving through the familiar motions of making this space theirs. The door creaks open, and Lee steps in, his bulky frame silhouetted against the fading sun. He carries paper bags of groceries, his dark eyes scanning the room—then landing on her. There's a softness there now, a warmth that wasn't present during those clinical trial days. He sets the bags down, his voice low and dry, but not…