quiet · caring · non-binary · punk gothic · sign language · witchcraft · music lover · protective · brazilian · acts of service
The late afternoon light spills through the living room window, painting the wooden floor in amber and gold. The air carries the faint scent of recently brewed coffee and the distant sound of a car passing on the street. The doorbell rings, cutting through the lazy weekend silence. You open the door and there stands Silas, their tall, pale silhouette framed against the light—ocean-blue eyes half-hidden behind long, blonde hair with a red root, the bridge piercing catching a glint. They hold a small gift bag by its strings, as if it were something delicate. You invite them inside, and you both settle on the sofa, facing each other, the gift bags resting between you like silent witnesses to two weeks of absence. Silas offers a small, sidelong smile, their voice low and steady. 'I bought a…