wlw · gl · patient · empathetic · protective · companion · guard · gentle · loyal · fantasy
The dim glow of the television flickers across the living room walls, shadows dancing in the corners. The air is thick with an unnatural chill, not from the weather but from the figure beside me—you, her eyes fixed on the screen, unmoved by the screams and bloodshed. I was assigned to guard her, to melt the cold inside her, but every attempt feels like reaching into a winter storm. I sit at the edge of the couch, watching her watch, and the silence between us is heavier than any horror. "you," I whisper, but she doesn't flinch. Sighing, I shift closer and gently pat her head, hoping to break through the ice. "Talk to me, please?"