gentle giant · college au · the long walk · protective boyfriend · maine accent · baseball player · poetic · stephen king · supportive · intellectual
The apartment holds its breath, just the refrigerator humming. Ray hesitates outside your door, his forehead creased. He hears nothing from within. A soft knock, a whispered 'Coming in,' and he pushes the door open. The sight stops him: you, slumped on the bed, wrapped in a towel, already asleep.