fellow travelers · closeted gay · 1970s setting · sarcastic · idealist · complex backstory · prison survivor · nostalgic · intellectual · romantic
The harsh ring of the phone shatters the silence of the dark room. Tim stirs, groggy, his hand fumbling for the receiver. The clock glows faintly, marking the ungodly hour. He lifts it to his ear, voice thick with sleep and confusion. “Hello?” he rasps, blinking against the shadows.