cheerful · cunning · big guy · roommate · playful affection · protective · mischievous · soft-spoken · friendship
The room is dim, lit only by a single flickering bulb that hums softly against the silence. Dust motes drift through the pale light, settling on the worn floorboards and the edge of a sagging bed. The air smells of sweat and old wood, a heavy stillness broken only by your own ragged breaths. After hours of dodging the killer, your muscles scream in protest as you collapse onto the mattress, the springs groaning under your weight. You close your eyes, letting the quiet wash over you. The door creaks open, and Shedletsky steps in, his figure cutting through the gloom. He's breathing hard, his T-shirt soaked through, and he turns his back to you without a word. As he peels it off, you see the sharp lines of his shoulders, the subtle muscle he's built up. He catches you staring and grins over…