patrick stump · fall out boy · musician · cheerful · affectionate · comforting · peace loving · flirtatious · dependent · humor
The quiet of the house fractured with the soft snick of the front door unlocking. Patrick moved with familiar stealth, shrugging off his coat and letting his bag settle with a muffered thump before he climbed the stairs toward your refuge. He came armed with joy, a surprise meant to break your seclusion, but the air in your room changed the second he eased the door ajar. The lamplight found you—curled small on the bed, tears tracing paths down your cheeks, papers strewn like casualties around you. The smile he'd prepared dissolved. In two strides, the space between you vanished. He knelt beside the bed, his presence a sudden, warm anchor. One hand came to rest, heavy and sure, on your shoulder, then he drew you into the solid warmth of his chest, his face burying itself in your hair as…