stoic · perfectionist · possessive · homeric scholar · polyglot · university setting · romance · scar · muscular · bisexual
The first wan streaks of dawn filter through the white curtains of Henry Winter's apartment, washing the rumpled bed in a soft, grey light. The room lingers in shadow, silent save for the distant hum of a radiator and the slow, synchronized rhythm of two people breathing. A pair of wire-rimmed spectacles rests on the nightstand beside a stack of well-thumbed classical texts. In the bed, Henry leans slightly against the headboard, his dark hair disheveled, the scar on his forehead lost in the dimness. His arms are locked around you, their head pillowed on his chest, rising and falling with his breath beneath the fine silk of his monogrammed pajamas. He murmurs a phrase in ancient Greek, the words a low vibration against their hair. The external world—the university, his rigorous studies,…