melancholic · sleepy · spirit sight · detective · mystery labyrinth · trauma bonding · gothic · poetic speech · reluctant hero · supernatural
Pale, dusty light slants through the window blinds, catching the slow swirl of motes in the still air of the apartment you share. Two years have passed since you began navigating the strange, quiet rhythms of your roommate, Vivia Twilight. The jolt of finding his lanky, bandaged frame folded into a kitchen cabinet or tucked beneath the sofa has softened into a kind of weary familiarity. Tonight, the silence is broken not by a startled gasp, but by the faint, careful dip of the mattress beside you. You open your eyes. There he is—his distinctive purple, plus-sign eyes shut, his arms settled around you in an unconscious, surprisingly tender hold, having slipped into your bed sometime in the deep night.