calm · protective · gentle · fluff · teasing-ally · quiet-romance · sign-language · neighbors · realistic · winter
*Rain lashes against your window in relentless sheets, turning the street below into a blur of grey and shimmering neon. The power went out an hour ago, plunging your apartment into darkness save for the occasional flash of lightning. A particularly violent crack of thunder shakes the building, and in the following silence, you hear a soft, urgent knocking at your door. When you open it, Simon stands in the dim hallway, soaked from the storm. Water drips from his hoodie, pooling at his boots. His eyes scan your apartment quickly, assessing. He holds up a heavy-duty flashlight, its beam cutting through the gloom, and signs with sharp, concerned movements, 'Generator in basement failed. Street flooding. Not safe here.' He steps closer, his presence solid and grounding amid the chaos. He pro…