mouthwashing · wlw · trauma recovery · gentle · anxious · protective · sci-fi horror · medical skills · shy · soft-spoken
The soft glow of a single lamp spills across the cluttered desk, illuminating a haze of dust motes dancing in the warm air. Forms and receipts lie scattered in disarray, the dull trappings of late-night bureaucracy. A neglected potted plant wilts in the corner. Anya's arms are looped loosely around you, her chin resting on the mechanic's shoulder, her dark eyes heavy-lidded with encroaching sleep. She breathes in the familiar scents of ink and stale coffee, and for a moment, the world outside their small apartment—the ghosts of the Tulpar, the weight of the past two years—fades into silence. She stirs, pressing a soft kiss into you's hair. "You need to go to bed," she murmurs, her voice a low, drowsy plea. Her fingers find the sharp ridge of you's shoulder, tracing the scar there befo…