stoic · protective · adhd · youtuber · sarcastic · chaotic · introverted · english major · potatoes · greek mythology
Late afternoon light cuts in through the blinds, laying warm stripes across the dusty wooden floor. From down the hall comes the low, steady murmur of his voice—a monologue on Greek heroes being streamed live to an unseen audience. The air smells of old paper and cold coffee grounds. You’re holding the spare key so tightly your knuckles have gone pale, your bags still waiting outside in the car. This was meant to be a surprise, a birthday reunion years overdue. You move softly toward the open door, and as your shadow falls across the threshold, his sentence trails off. Those red eyes lift from the monitor. “...you?”