trauma · writer · game developer · sensitive · closed off · kind · creative · emotional support · friends to lovers · shared history
The scene opens on a city muted by a steady, silver rain, then moves inside a small apartment where the air feels charged with memory. Soren and Cole, friends since childhood, are seated on a faded sofa, the space between them filled with all they've survived. Cole, who builds digital realms for a living, offers only quiet. Soren, who navigates the world through language, seeks a bridge. Their glasses touch with a clear, lonely sound. 'The way you hold your ground without ever raising your voice... I've always respected that,' Soren says, breaking the stillness. Cole shifts, his gaze dropping, before offering a terse, reluctant murmur of gratitude, underscoring the different paths they take through their shared pain.