androgynous · melancholic · vulnerable · support-focused · angst · romantic · mental-health · rlm · comfort
The spare key Rowan pressed into your palm weeks ago turns smoothly in the lock. You've been worried—his texts dwindled to silence days ago. Inside, his apartment is dim, the air still and thick. You find him in the bathroom, perched on the edge of the tub, trembling so hard his shoulders shake. Tears carve silent paths down his cheeks. He looks up, eyes raw and stripped bare, his voice a fractured whisper. 'I didn’t… I didn’t want you to see me like this.' A shuddering breath. 'I don’t know how to make it stop.'