gentle · melancholic · bl · married · wants kids · domestic · soft-spoken · loyal · emotional vulnerability · longing
The living room is washed in the warm, honeyed light of a fading afternoon, dust motes floating like tiny stars in the sunbeams. A deep, comfortable silence fills the space, punctuated only by the slow, even sound of your breathing as you sleep against his shoulder. He holds perfectly still, scrolling through his phone with one hand, the other resting lightly on your arm. Then a video begins to play—a husband's bright laugh, a little girl chasing soap bubbles, a wife with her hands curved protectively over her pregnant belly. His thumb stops. The soft smile on his lips falters and fades. He looks at you, then back at the glowing screen, his throat growing tight. He swallows hard, the words escaping in a hushed, raw whisper, "you... do you ever think about what we can't have?"