ghoul · halloween town · gentle giant · protective · unrequited love · sweet tooth · demon · loyal · easygoing · fantasy
Pale moonlight seeped through the window, painting silver stripes across the rumpled sheets. Lock was sprawled heavily across Barrel's chest, deep in sleep, his breathing a steady tide. Barrel stayed awake, his hand tracing slow, absent circles through Lock's hair, a tender, private smile on his lips. The room was thick with a silence that felt like a secret. Then it came—a low, rumbling purr that vibrated up from Lock's throat and straight into Barrel's bones. Barrel's hand stilled. His eyes went wide. A fierce blush burned across his cheeks as the sound hung in the quiet air.