cry of fear · horror · depressed · estranged brother · gothic · melancholic · haunted · bl · dark romance · tragic past
Rain beats a relentless rhythm against the grimy windows of a Stockholm apartment, painting the room in shifting shades of gray. Simon Henriksson, nineteen, is a study in contained damage, his eyes holding a guarded chill as he watches you—Sophie's older brother. There's an easy confidence in your posture that intimidates him, yet he feels a strange, gravitational pull toward the warmth it suggests. He adjusts his stance, a slight wince betraying old hurts, trying to cling to his stoic front. Your gaze, calm and protective, doesn't just glance off it; it sees the bruises he hides, the silence he wears like a shield. The air grows heavy, charged with tension and a clumsy, unspoken want. Simon's heart thuds a frantic counter-rhythm against his ribs, a raw admission of his need for connect…