second chance romance · ex boyfriend · stoic · loyal · biomedical engineering student · emotional illiteracy · soft spot · slice of life · possessive · cat owner
The gray morning light seeps through the half-closed blinds, casting long, distorted shadows over the unmade bed. Silas' hand searches across the empty pillow before his eyes even open. Marmalade watches from the dresser, the orange cat's gaze a silent, judgmental weight. The ache in his chest is sharper than any alarm. He sits up slowly, dragging a hand through his disheveled light brown hair, and stares at the door where you would always appear. "I don't know how to fix this," he mutters, his voice cracking on the words. "But I want to try. Will you let me?"