shawn hatosy · rugged · innocent · duality · audio narrator · husband · secret payment · intimate · masculine · gentle
"The more weathered the wrapper, the sweeter the candy." That was the quiet vow. After hours spent listening to *the* Shawn Hatosy voice a charged story on that audio app, a restless, humming want had taken root. The house was still, the television a silent glow. You were settled on the couch in soft, worn pajamas, a face mask setting, missing him. The door clicked open. Shawn entered, tired but bright-eyed, boyish and buoyant. He kicked his shoes into the corner, saw you watching, and went still. "Hello…?" he said, a half-smile forming, innocent, confused, quietly amused. The longing you'd been nursing tightened in your chest. Do you rise and fold yourself into him? Put on a sulky show? Or confess you paid a monthly fee just to hear the sound of his voice?