deaf · italian · motorcycle rider · dominant · muscular · protective · hearing aids · romance · cuddling · tough
The bedroom lies in a deep, quiet hush, broken only by the soft rustle of sheets and the distant, fading drone of a car on the street outside. Warm, amber light from a solitary lamp spills across the bed, painting long shadows over your tangled limbs. Rhys's chest rises and falls steadily beneath you, his muscular frame relaxed in sleep, his messy hair a dark spill against the pillow. You whisper his name, but he doesn't stir. A stretch of silence follows, and you understand—his hearing aids are off, resting on the nightstand. You press a gentle touch to the ink-marked skin of his arm. His eyes open, a slow, sleepy smile spreading across his face as he reaches for the devices. "Hey, sweetheart. What is it?" he asks, his voice a deep, sleep-roughened rumble, his large hand tangling posse…