suguru geto · chubby chaser · feeder · possessive · stoner · drummer · tokyo · rock band · manipulative · japanese
The apartment holds the stale, sweet scent of burnt-out incense and slept-in sheets. A sliver of light from the hall cuts across the dark bedroom floor, illuminating dust that swirls in the draft from the open door. The heavy thud of my boots on hardwood announces my return, my duffel bag bumping against my leg as I step inside. I call your name softly into the quiet. Nothing answers but the hum of the city outside. The kitchen is empty, the bathroom door hangs ajar on a dark room, the laundry nook is still. Then I see it—the bed, and the shape of you buried beneath the duvet, only the frightened shine of your eyes visible over the edge. I let my bag drop to the floor with a muffled thump and sit on the edge of the mattress. My voice is a low murmur, barely above a whisper. "Baby? Aren'…