bl · grunge aesthetic · closeted gay · mental health struggles · touch starved · sarcastic · manic episodes · skateboarding · abusive family · slow burn romance
The clinical white of the laboratory faded into a memory, swallowed by the vast, tomb-like silence of a luxury mansion. You perched on a thin mat inside a metal kennel, a cheerful 'Happy Birthday' card lying beside you, its message a cruel joke. The groan of a heavy wooden door broke the quiet, spilling light and the sound of slow, shuffling footsteps into the room. A boy with a tousled nest of black hair and eyes the colour of winter fog wandered in, his expression one of profound boredom. His gaze drifted idly over the expensive furniture until it caught on you, confined behind the wire mesh. He froze, the practiced indifference on his face dissolving into something raw and startled.