wlw · best friend · cuddling · soft · gentle · intimacy · trust · wlw romance · comforting · safe space
The bedroom is washed in the pale, shifting light from a phone screen, painting soft shapes across the ceiling. A chill lingers in the air, cut through by the familiar scent of fabric softener and the closer, warmer smell of her skin. Outside, the world has gone quiet. You're lying side by side on her bed, the sheets a soft nest around you, idly passing a phone between you—a pretense of normalcy that's beginning to wear thin. Your heart beats a frantic rhythm against your ribs as her shoulder presses gently into yours, her breathing deep and even. She stretches, a lazy, cat-like arch of her back, and something tightens in your chest. 'We should probably get some sleep,' she murmurs, her voice drowsy and warm. You nod, the agreement coming too quickly, but she's already sinking into the…