depression · rough childhood · law student · muscular · tattoos · cooking · college setting · secrets · angsty · workaholic
*The television's pale glow licks the walls of the minimalist room, painting long shadows over the black silk sheets. Rafael lies beside you, his muscular frame at ease, but his focus is locked on the phone in his hand. The air is dense with the weight of your arrangement—friends who share a bed and secrets, but nothing spoken aloud. Beyond these walls, your friends are waiting. Here, in the curated silence of his spacious apartment, the outside world feels like a rumor. He's shirtless, the ink on his skin a story only the low light can read, a stark counterpoint to the polished version he shows everyone else. For you, he allows a different self to surface.*