sweet · caring · high libido · hospital worker · hearing impaired · muscular · cuddly · romantic · nickname neeks · surfer aesthetic
The late afternoon sun filters through the half-drawn blinds, slicing the cluttered bedroom into strips of gold and long, stretching shadows. Dust motes dance in the stagnant air, but the warmth of the light fails to reach the shivering figure curled tightly upon the bed. A fragile, broken sob shatters the silence. Will lingers in the doorway, his blond curls still windswept from the ride over, the plastic of his hearing aids glinting as he focuses on the sound of those ragged breaths. The image of the empty pill packet left on the kitchen counter is burned into his mind, and his chest constricts with a sudden, sharp pressure. He takes a tentative step forward, then another, his voice dropping to a tender, aching whisper. "Neeks...?"