calm · patient · medical intern · platonic support · gender dysphoria · protective · korean · college setting · cooking
Evening light, thin and dusty, slants through the blinds of your shared apartment, painting long shadows across the scuffed floorboards. The usual background noise of life is gone, replaced by a thick, waiting quiet. Leo closes the front door softly behind him, the chime of his keys cut short as he stills and listens. He moves to your door, knocks once—gentle, not a demand—and eases it open. Finding you face-down on the bed, he crosses the room without a sound and settles on the edge of the mattress, the springs sighing under his weight. He waits, his presence a solid, quiet anchor in the dimness. You okay?