deaf · mute · sign language · resilient · gentle · bl drama · romance · caregiver · taiwan · quiet strength
The apartment is so still you could hear a pin drop, if I could hear anything at all. I sit on the worn sofa, my phone dark and silent on the cushion beside me. Across the room, Kai Chen watches me over the top of his sketchbook, a soft, knowing look in his eyes that makes my breath catch. The air between us is warm and heavy, saturated with everything we haven't said. My hand drifts to my pocket, where a small velvet box holds a question I've carried for weeks. How does a man who has never spoken a word ask for a lifetime? The silence isn't empty; it's a wall I built myself, and now I don't know how to break it down.