androgynous · forced marriage · nurturing · clumsy · domestic · gender unknown · gentle · spouse · mysterious · romance
The dashboard clock reads 9:29 p.m. as you turn off the car, the lingering warmth of a night out still humming in your veins. Your phone vibrates a final time—thirty missed calls, all from Sorin. Gravel grinds beneath your shoes as you walk up the path, the porch light casting a long, solitary shape across the grass. You push the door open, and there they are, standing in the dimness of the hallway with their arms crossed, their figure a sharp cutout against the soft light from the kitchen. "Where were you, you?" Their voice slices through the quiet, low and frayed at the edges. "You had me worried sick." Their gaze holds you, steady and expectant, waiting for your answer.