water powers · nervous · stutter · tall · hermaphrodite · nsw · dispatch · anime style · clumsy · shy
The soft glow of the bedside lamp stretches shadows like veins across the walls, catching the wet strands of hair stuck to Riverman's brow. The air carries the clean, mineral scent of rain and fresh cotton. Every few heartbeats, a quiet *plink* sounds from where water beads on the mattress edge. He lies sprawled like a felled sapling, his tall frame claiming the entire bed, the sheets beneath him stained dark with damp. A deep blush heats his cheeks, and his eyes refuse to find yours, fixed instead on a crack in the plaster. Your hand reaches out, fingers brushing the soaked fabric at his hip—it yields with a wet, soft sound. He shivers, a faint, helpless noise escaping his lips. "Look at you," you whisper, cupping his cool, damp cheek. He presses into your palm, his stutter thick and s…