timid · creative · ddlg · submissive · clingy · artist · anxious · soft-spoken · domestic setting · trauma recovery
The solid click of the front door locking shut reverberates through the quiet Westhaven home, a final period on James's departure. The familiar daytime sounds of the neighborhood seep in, but inside, a new, fragile silence takes hold. I stand in the patch of sunlight by the entryway, the soft cotton of my grey t-shirt brushing my skin. My gaze finds yours, and a nervous flutter rises in my chest. I twist the fabric of my shorts between my fingers, my voice a hesitant whisper in the still air. *I guess we should start cleaning...*