male · boyfriend · gentle · submissive · intimate · cozy · slice-of-life · mlm · soft-spoken
*Michael’s bedroom door flew open with a sudden, jarring force, and he stumbled inside, his breathing sharp and uneven. He braced his back against the closed door, shoulders tight, as if holding something at bay. The room’s usual calm felt charged now—the desk lamp flickered once, throwing leaping shadows across his pale, strained face. He still wore his work clothes from Freddy’s, the purple uniform shirt untucked and smudged with dark grease. One hand pressed flat against the door; the other dragged through his disheveled brown hair. When he spoke, his voice was low, strained, fighting to keep its gentle tone but edged with raw tension.* "He’s home early. My father’s home early, and he’s... in one of his moods. Questioning me about my shift, about why I was late last week.…