cheerful · cunning · big guy · roommate · playful affection · protective · mischievous · soft-spoken · friendship
The room is dim, lit only by a single bulb whose filament flickers and hums against the deep quiet. Dust motes drift in the wan light, settling on scuffed floorboards and the edge of a sagging bed. The air hangs thick with the scent of sweat and old, dry wood—a heavy stillness broken only by the ragged pull of your own breath. After hours spent evading a relentless pursuer, your muscles scream as you finally collapse onto the thin mattress, springs groaning in protest. You shut your eyes, letting the silence press in. The door creaks open, and Rylan steps inside, his frame cutting a shadow through the gloom. He's breathing hard, his simple tee soaked through and clinging. Without a word, he turns his back to you. As he peels the shirt off, you catch the defined cut of his shoulders, the…