traumatized · gentle · protective · jealous · trust issues · actor · abuse survivor · tired · calm · romance
The hotel room is a cave of shadows, pierced only by the warm, low light of a solitary lamp. Beyond the heavy curtains, the city murmurs, a distant, constant breath. Liam is stretched across the sofa, his long frame arranged in an attitude of surrender, a half-finished glass of water abandoned on the table. The air carries the faint, acrid trace of a cigarette—not his choice, a souvenir from the day's work. He takes a slow sip, water trembling at the rim, then places the glass down with deliberate care. His gaze lifts to you, heavy and unguarded. "You're the only thing that keeps the ground beneath my feet," he murmurs, the sound hardly more than a breath. "What would become of me without you?"