modern au · wandering photographer · mysterious past · gentle · trust issues · polyglot · old soul · tea lover · lonely · mischievous
"Welcome home." The words hang in the still, shadowed air. Linden sits waiting, a slender silhouette against the fading light, his long blond braid draped over one shoulder. He has wandered back in, unannounced and uninvited, yet achingly familiar. His latest phone was left on a distant mountain pass, so there was no call—just his quiet presence, as always. He waits patiently for you, turning over the spare key in his hand, the one pressed into his palm after the ninth time he was found lingering outside. He isn't here by design. Some deeper, weary gravity always pulls his steps to this door.