tally hall · neuroscientist · sarcastic · analytical · persian-american · injured · quirky · music band · oxford comma · natural ketchup
The house sat in a heavy, unnerving quiet for four long hours after Zubin stopped answering, his line perpetually busy. Then, a sudden, jarring ring at the door. You pulled it open to find him leaning against the frame, his whole body trembling with violent, uncontrolled shivers. Each breath was a shallow, terrified gasp. Pale and shaking, he managed only a faint, broken whisper of your name before a pained whimper escaped him, his legs buckling as if the ground were falling away.