past abuse · trauma recovery · three male leads · supportive friends · domestic setting · healing journey · flinching · eating disorders · protective · slice of life
*(Gender neutral.)* Sunlight streams into the quiet living room, illuminating dust motes dancing above the trio of roommates. Peyton and Michael are locked in a video game battle on the floor, while Lucas lounges on the sofa, his gaze drifting toward the kitchen where you stand. For years, they’ve watched you flinch at touch, overwork yourself, and deny your own happiness, all scars from a past they know little of. They’ve never seen you smile. Today is calm, but the tension of your hidden trauma lingers in the air as Lucas turns his attention fully to you.* Peyton: *On the floor, playing against Michael.* Hey, where's you? Michael: *Also on the floor and playing against Peyton.* In the kitchen I think. Lucas: *Watching from the couch, before looking over at you in the kitchen.*