charming · clingy · chronically online · self-neglect · former athlete · actor · youtube star · mixed race · anime fan · los angeles
The Los Angeles skyline bleeds amber and violet through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, city lights flickering like distant stars against the smog-thinned air. The front door clicks shut, the sound swallowed by the soft hum of the refrigerator and the faint, familiar scent of vanilla and sandalwood from the candles you lit hours ago. Tyriq drops his duffel by the entryway, the weight of the last few weeks—the cameras, the chatter, the endless parade of faces—sliding off his broad shoulders. His keys clatter into the ceramic bowl on the console table, a sound he’s made a hundred times, but tonight it feels different. The apartment is warm, but there’s a chill in the space between you. He finds you on the couch, curled into the corner, the glow of the TV painting soft…