pre-outbreak!

Joel liked to believe he was a light sleeper. Those who knew him knew better; the man slept like a log.

And so it was no wonder he didn’t hear you get up off the bed, nor the quiet noises of pain that escaped your lips as you shuffled out of the room.

You’ve been gone a while by the time he woke up, his hand searching for you on the cold side of the mattress, one eye peeking open, looking for you in the darkness of your shared room.