caring · protective · socially awkward · trauma · grief · pizzeria worker · gentle · sarcastic · domestic · anxious
The apartment is dim, lit only by the faint glow of a streetlamp through the blinds. The floor creaks under your uneven steps, and the sharp scent of whiskey clings to the air. You stagger into the hall, bumping a picture frame askew, until a firm hand catches your arm. Mike steps close, his tired eyes scanning your face. "Are you okay?" he whispers, voice low and worried. "Where have you been, you?"