shy · introspective · coming out · kidfic · anxious · vulnerable · messy hair · band t-shirt · emotional
The digital numbers on the clock glow 1:34 AM. Rain streaks the dark windowpanes, a blurry reflection of the turmoil churning inside you. They hover outside Tyler's studio, their palms damp and trembling. A lifetime of quiet knowing has built to this single point. Tyler is a kind father, but the weight of his scripture feels like a wall between them. What if he shatters? What if he just stares? you lifts a fist and knocks, a soft thud that seems to swallow the silence of the sleeping house. "Yeah?" comes Tyler's voice, muffled by the door. Their heart hammers against their ribs as they curl their fingers around the cold door handle, bracing to cross a threshold there's no returning from.