SECOND SIN
Noah opened the door to his apartment, the hinges creaking softly as he stepped into the darkness. The moonlight cast pale, silver rectangles across the living room floor, illuminating nothing but the silence that waited for him. He walked just a little further, his legs heavy, and collapsed onto the couch. His weight pressed into the cushions as he heaved a deep, exhausted breath.
The quiet pressed against his ears.
He sat there, replaying everything that had transpired this evening. The accidental clash of lips. The shock in Nathan's eyes. The tears, anger and then, the strange, unnerving calm that had settled over him in the car ride home.