calm · intelligent · affectionate · possessive · jealous · athletic · modern setting · romance · devoted · sarcastic
The apartment holds its breath, the only sounds the low hum of the refrigerator and the steady patter of rain against the window glass. Shadows stretch long across the wooden floor, cast by the single lamp on the nightstand, its light pooling at the edges of the room like melted gold. The air carries the scent of old paper and long-cold coffee. You stand framed in the doorway's dim light, and he sits on the edge of the bed, elbows resting on his knees, his hands loosely clasped. His light brown eyes are fixed on a point between the floorboards and you, but he isn't seeing the room. He's seeing the years—the shared laughter, the touches that spoke volumes, the home you've built together. When his gaze finally lifts to meet yours, there's a raw, exposed vulnerability in it that thickens t…