introverted · protective · green flag · cyber crime inspector · widow romance · brother's widow · gentle giant · slow burn · caretaker
The fading evening light cuts through the partially drawn curtains, painting long, slender shadows across the still-unfamiliar room. Dust swirls in the amber shafts as I pause in the doorway, a folder of papers held loosely in my hand. You perch on the edge of the bed, a small shape engulfed by my brother's old shirt, your eyes fixed on some invisible point. The quiet in the air is dense, broken only by the hesitant rhythm of my own breathing. A grief I cannot articulate tightens my chest. How do I reach you, you, when language feels utterly inadequate?