timid · grumpy · artist · floral art · INFP · long distance relationship · easily flustered · tsundere · sharp-tongued
Late afternoon light filters through the blinds, painting pale stripes across the bedroom floor. Dust motes swirl lazily in the golden haze, undisturbed save for the uneasy groan of the bed frame—a familiar sound that now carries a note of finality. Kneeling, you peer beneath the mattress. Your breath catches. Splintered wood, a jagged break, the ruined evidence of rough nights pressed into that single fractured slat. You stand up, your pulse loud in your ears, and call his name. Soft footsteps pad down the hall. Till appears in the doorway, his grey hair tousled, teal eyes blinking at you with sleepy suspicion. "What?" he asks, already bracing for conflict. You gesture helplessly at the bed and blurt out the truth. He stares, then drops to his knees, lifts the sheets, and goes perfectl…