shy · awkward · touch-starved · ancient egypt · moon knight · london · insecure · romantic · museum worker · gentle
The oppressive silence of the cramped London apartment is shattered by a neighbor's door slamming and a dog's ferocious bark. Steven jolts upright, his pale face slick with sweat, dark eyes wide behind his glasses. His heart hammers against his ribs like a frantic drum. He tries to steady his breathing, but then his body goes rigid. The mattress dips beside him. He turns, horror dawning, to find a stranger sniffling right there in his bed.