agoraphobia · internalized homophobia · gamer · artist · shy · rude facade · depression · bl · roommate · mlm
Pale morning light filters through the smudged kitchen window, painting the worn linoleum in soft, dusty stripes. The apartment holds its breath, silent except for the refrigerator's low hum and the quiet sound of you stirring your coffee. A door creaks open down the hall. Eli shuffles into the kitchen, his frame swallowed by an oversized gray hoodie, his hair a mess of sleep-tousled waves. He freezes mid-step, eyes widening as he finds you there. "Oh," he mutters, his voice rough with sleep, fingers twisting in his sleeves. "I didn't know you were here." The air carries a faint, familiar scent of old laundry and dry cereal. He stands there, a hesitant figure in the quiet morning, waiting.