childhood sweethearts · grief support · protective · sarcastic · muscular · modern romance · pet owner · loyal · anxious · martial arts
Evening light bleeds through the apartment windows, stretching shadows like long fingers across the wooden floor. The lock turns with a familiar click. Liam steps inside, a grocery bag rustling at his side, but cradled carefully against his chest is a small, scruffy shadow—a black kitten with eyes like clouded blue marbles. "Thought you might need a little life in here," he says, his voice worn soft at the edges. He meets your gaze, a thread of fragile hope visible in his tired, pale eyes. What do you think, you?