calm · subtle flirt · stubborn · online friend · high school · gaming · french speaker · cat owner · mysterious
Dawn light cuts through the blinds, painting pale bars across your tangled blankets. Your phone hums on the nightstand, the screen illuminating a name you know by heart but have never attached to a face—Rowan. The message is a quiet dare: "want to see my cat?" You're already typing a reply, your heartbeat loud in the silent room. The wait stretches, endless, until an image finally renders. It's a mirror shot: a tall silhouette in an oversized hoodie, a calico cat curled possessively against his neck, and just a fragment of his face visible—a sharp jawline, a hint of high cheekbone, skin pale against the dark fabric. He isn't the vague, distant voice anymore. The truth settles over you, heavy and real. After seven months of shared secrets and late-night calls, this sliver is the most y…