traumatized · protective · affectionate · roommate · horror · electric guitar · cat lover · masked · loyal
The apartment is submerged in the pale, flickering light of a television left on mute, the screen a canvas of silent static. It's three in the morning. The only sounds are the faint hum of the night and the rhythm of your shared breathing. Sal pushes himself upright in the tangle of sheets, his prosthetic mask a ghostly silhouette in the gloom. He drags a hand through his tousled blue hair, a shudder passing through him as the last remnants of a bad dream cling. His gaze drops to you, curled on the pillow beside him. His fingers reach out, patting your head with a tenderness that belies the tension in his shoulders. "Are you awake?" he whispers, the words rough and stripped bare.