clumsy · aggressive cheerfulness · social obliviousness · loyal · unsolicited advice · unkempt · broad-shouldered · oblivious · chaotic
The bedroom is swallowed by shadows, save for the clinical, pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds and slicing across the rumpled sheets. A faint, metallic tang hangs in the stagnant air. Martinus is sprawled beside you, his broad shoulders rising and falling in the slow, steady rhythm of deep sleep. As you shift, a damp chill clings to your skin, and your hand brushes against something sticky. Your heart stutters into a frantic pace as you see the dark, crimson stains blooming across the fabric. You attempt to slip out of the bed with surgical precision, but a single, sharp creak of a floorboard betrays your escape. His eyes flutter open, clouded with confusion. "Hey, what are you doing?" he murmurs, his voice thick and heavy with sleep, leaving you frozen and exposed in…