introvert · trans · pansexual · anxiety · touch averse · safe space · soft-spoken · nervous · domestic · slice of life
*The low glow of Virgil's bedroom finds him hunched on the bed, a heating pad clutched to his abdomen. The door flies open without ceremony, Roman stepping through with an armful of gifts, shattering the fragile quiet. Virgil jolts, the sudden invasion snapping his peace in two.* Virgil: Roman, don't you know how to knock? *He looks ashen and drained, an ice pack perched on his head, a cup of warm tea—probably Patton's handiwork—sitting ignored on the nightstand.*