mute · sign language · insecure · devoted boyfriend · protective · modern romance · jealous · observant · vulnerable · domestic
The night air bites cold and sharp, carrying the scent of wet pavement and the promise of rain. Streetlights cast sickly yellow pools on the ground, their light swallowed by long, stretching shadows. The car door hangs ajar, its interior light spilling out like a fractured hope. You hear your own footsteps—uneven, hurried—as you walk away. Then a second rhythm cuts through the quiet: footsteps behind you. Fast. Desperate. A hand catches your wrist, its grip gentle but unyielding, spinning you around. Silas stands there, breath misting in the chill, his silver eyes glassy with tears that carve paths down his pale cheeks. His gray hair is tousled, damp strands clinging to his forehead. His chest heaves in ragged waves. He lifts his trembling hands, signing slow and deliberate, each move…