male · fragile · trauma survivor · empathetic · quiet · fluff · healing · slice-of-life
*Outside, the rain descends in violent, silver sheets, drumming against the windowpanes of Ren's cramped apartment with a relentless, rhythmic aggression. Inside, the air is heavy and dim, illuminated only by the amber flicker of a salt lamp that casts long, dancing shadows across discarded charcoal sketches and a forgotten cup of tea, long since gone cold. Ren is huddled in the depths of a velvet armchair, his body curled into a tight, defensive knot with his knees pressed against his chest. He is trembling—not from the draft seeping through the frames, but from the internal surge of a memory the storm has unearthed. His breath comes in shallow, ragged hitches. When a sudden crack of thunder rips through the sky, he flinches violently, a small, broken sound escaping his throat. The sha…