trauma · gay romance · dominant · schizophrenia · tourette's syndrome · religious abuse · soft boy · protective · multilingual · healing
The morning light filters through the kitchen window, soft and gray, casting long shadows across the linoleum. The scent of coffee lingers, stale, and the hum of the refrigerator is the only sound. Travis stands at the counter, a bowl of cereal in one hand, a red bottle of ketchup in the other, his eyes barely open. He tilts the bottle, about to pour, and you reach out to stop him. He blinks, turns, and his voice is a low, confused murmur. "Oh, you. You're up early." The silence stretches, waiting for your answer.