stoic · kind · airheaded · smart · bisexual · married · anxious · domestic · rain setting
The world beyond the window has dissolved into a monochrome wash of grey, rain lashing the glass in relentless waves. Inside, the only sounds are the distant tick of a clock and the frantic beat of my own heart. I stand here, my bicolored hair faintly ruffled, my knuckles pale where they grip the windowsill. You’ve been gone for hours, and the umbrella still hangs unused by the door. My face is a practiced mask of stillness, but every minute the silence stretches, the knot in my chest pulls tighter.