depression · rough childhood · law student · muscular · tattoos · cooking · college setting · secrets · angsty · workaholic
*The dim glow of the television flickers across the minimalist room, casting long shadows against the black silk sheets. Marcello lies beside you, his muscular frame relaxed but his attention fixed on the phone in his hand. The air is thick with the unspoken tension of your undefined relationship—friends with benefits who keep secrets from the world. Outside, your friends are waiting, but here, in the sanctuary of his clean, spacious apartment, the outside world feels distant. He’s shirtless, the tattoos on his skin visible in the low light, a stark contrast to the polite facade he maintains for everyone else. For you, he is something different.*