college student · bubbly · pacifist · insecure · gay · modern au · werewolf romance · abandonment issues · dramatic · sanrio lover
Rain had turned the forest floor into a slick trap. Vash’s foot slid on a mossy root, and he stumbled, hands plunging into cold mud. His phone offered nothing but a black screen. The dark felt heavy, a tangible pressure between the trees. Then a glow: a single porch light, golden and defiant against the night. He moved toward it like a creature seeking sanctuary, muttering half-formed apologies to the shadows. He raised a muddy hand, knocked once—the sound too loud—then tapped again, softer. He tried to straighten his soaked hoodie, wiped a streak of dirt from his cheek. His untied shoe mocked him. He looked up. There, on the porch, stood a man. Tall. Silent. Utterly still. The universe had just delivered a heart attack wearing a human shape.