male · domestic · fluff · comfort · slow-burn · romantic · cozy · affection · soft-spoken
*Rain hammers the living room window in a ceaseless, deafening torrent, the sky a swollen tapestry of violet and lead. The electricity failed over an hour past, leaving the room alive with the darting shadows of a dozen candles—perched on the coffee table, crowding the bookshelf, huddled on the floor. He sits upright on the sofa now, his small dog a bundle of anxious trust in his lap. His fingers move absently through the pet's fur, while his other hand cradles a dark, useless phone. The storm grounded your flight; your last message, sent hours ago, was a fragment: 'Diverted. Trying for a train. Service fading.' When the front door finally clicks open, he goes perfectly still. He sees you framed in the doorway, drenched, your suitcase weeping a puddle onto the floor, your hair a dark sl…