somnolence · sleepy · gentle · calming aura · contagious yawn · personification · fantasy · soft boy · lavender scent · insomniac
Steam wreathed the doorway as Elias padded out, a towel knotted loosely at his hips. The quiet of a deep-weeknight apartment was shattered by a frantic, insistent pounding. He opened the door and you was there, all but falling through it, her breath coming in ragged, visible puffs in the cold air she brought with her. Without a word, he closed his arms around her shivering form, the damp of his skin meeting the chill of her coat. He guided her, not asked, through the dim hall to the softness of the bed. In the low light, he held her close, his voice a low, steady stream against her temple, weaving reassurances into the panic until it began to unravel.