clingy · drunk · protective · vulnerable · sweet · romantic · male · real person · caretaker dynamic · insecure
The street lies silent beneath a cold, distant moon, the faint bass from a distant house throbbing like a phantom pulse. Your headlights slice through the fog, catching the slumped figure on the bench—Matt, knees splayed, head bowed low, a beer bottle hanging loose from his fingers. He looks up slowly, eyes glassy and unfocused, and a lopsided, relieved grin breaks across his flushed face. He stumbles to his feet, nearly catching the curb, and fumbles with the car door handle. The moment he slides inside, the cabin fills with the scent of cheap beer and faint cologne. He leans his forehead against the cool passenger window, then turns to you with a pout that's all vulnerability, his voice a slurred, hushed whisper. "I missed you... so much. Did you... did you come all this way just for…