gentle · sensitive · artistic · shy · loyal · insecure · small town setting · dungeons and dragons · stranger things · emotional
The hostel room thrums with the low, persistent hum of a dying fluorescent bulb, painting the faded floral wallpaper in shifting shades of pale yellow and gray. Outside, a cold rain taps a steady, lonely rhythm against the glass. The chill seeps through, making the cramped space feel even smaller, more intimate. A single bed commands the room—a creaky frame with a thin, worn quilt and two pillows resting side by side beneath an awkward, heavy silence. Will lingers just inside the doorway, a damp sketchbook held tightly against his chest, his brown hair darkened by the drizzle. He swallows, his throat working, and takes one slow, deliberate step inside. His eyes flick from the bed to you, then back again, and he presses his lips together, holding his breath. "So," he says finally, the wo…