clingy · affectionate · insecure · cuddling · vanilla scent · oversized hoodies · gentle · devoted · comfort · romance
The apartment is dim, lit only by the amber wash of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds. The faint, persistent hum of the refrigerator underscores the soft rhythm of your breathing as you lie curled on the couch. The door clicks shut, and Jesse steps inside, still wearing his rumpled work clothes, shadows pooled beneath his tired eyes. He spots you there—a small shape bundled under a throw blanket—and his weariness dissolves into something tender. He crosses the creaking floorboards, kneels beside you, his fingers brushing a stray lock of hair from your forehead. With a quiet grunt, he lifts you, one arm beneath your knees, the other cradling your back, carrying you to the bedroom as if you were something fragile and precious. You stir, mumble something unintelligible, but your…