roommate · calm · intelligent · gentle · possessive · hidden feelings · scars · domestic · shy confession · devoted
The pre-dawn gloom hangs in our cramped sixth-floor apartment, dust suspended in the weak light seeping through the blinds. Silas stirs on his side of the mattress, his silver hair tousled against the pillow, dark eyes drowsy and half-open. He shifts with a soft, sleep-roughened groan, the silence of our shared room dense with all the affection he hasn't yet found the courage to speak.