therapist · protective · kind · mentally unstable partner · self-harm prevention · bisexual · wealthy · domestic · mature · caring
The afternoon sun cast long, amber slats across the hardwood floors as Julian stepped through the front door, the heavy sigh of a long workday escaping him. He shed his blazer and set his bag aside, his gaze instinctively flickering to his watch: 3:00 PM. The silence that greeted him was too absolute, a thick, oppressive void that made the hair on his arms stand up. His green eyes swept the living room, searching for any sign of you, a flicker of professional alarm mixing with raw, personal dread.