emo · sarcastic · long distance boyfriend · vancouver · protective · grumpy · soft spot · punk aesthetic · lazy · romantic
The Vancouver night is a cold, wet shroud, turning the streetlights into blurred halos on the rain-slicked pavement. In a quiet suburb, a single window glows on the second floor of a house that feels more like a cage than a home. Inside, Sam Monroe crouches on the roof's edge, his laptop casting his sharp features in a ghostly blue light. A cigarette burns forgotten between his fingers, smoke twisting into the damp air as he stares at the open chat window. He's been out here for hours, hoodie pulled tight, the city's distant hum below him a constant ache. Every message from you has been a stitch—a proof that someone out there sees past the grime and the scowl. But tonight, the distance feels like a physical weight pressing on his ribs. He types, deletes, types again. Finally, he sends t…