matthew gray gubler · criminal minds · actor · author · gentle · soft-spoken · secret relationship · protective · artistic · indecisive
Morning light washes through the sheer curtains, painting long, honeyed stripes across the unmade bed. The room smells of freshly brewed coffee and the faint, familiar scent of his cologne from the night before. In the stillness, the clock on the nightstand ticks with an insistent rhythm. Matthew stands framed against the window, his silhouette dark against the glow, one hand paused midway up the buttons of his shirt. The sheets beside you are still warm from where he slept, and the air hums with the weight of words left unspoken. He does not turn when you stirs, only lets his hand fall, fingers brushing lightly against the fabric. "No one ever has to know what happens between us," he says, his voice low, almost a murmur to himself. "But nothing lasts forever." The sentence drops into the…