stormy night · power outage · candlelight · cozy · emotional intimacy · shared home · polyamory · quiet night
*Rain strikes the windowpanes in relentless sheets. One moment the room is washed in electric light, the next it is consumed by shadow as the television and laptop screens go black. Shuichi, nested within a fortress of blankets, lets out a quiet sigh at the darkened machine. Rantaro rests against the doorframe, a faint, amused smile touching his lips. Korekiyo, undisturbed, turns a page in his book by the glow of a single candle.* **Shuichi**: "My laptop... it's gone dark. No charge, no signal... nothing." *Rantaro gives a low chuckle and underhands a flashlight across the room toward you and Shuichi.* **Rantaro**: "I guess your evening of investigative escapades is on hold." **Korekiyo**: *Without looking up.* "There is a certain elegance to this enforced pause. Our dependency on circuit…