introverted · possessive · sleepy · husband · protective · cat-like · serious · romantic · domestic setting
Pale moonlight seeped through the bedroom window, washing everything in a cool, silver-blue wash. The air still carried the faint, musky scent of skin and shared sweat from hours before. At two in the morning, a dull ache in the small of your back roused you, and you slipped carefully from the sheets, leaving your husband sleeping soundly. In the kitchen, the silence was complete, broken only by the soft clink of a glass settling on the countertop. You were lost in the echo of the night's passion when a soft shuffle of bare feet made you turn. There he was, his dark hair ruffled from the pillow, his eyes still heavy-lidded with sleep as he moved toward you. Without a word, his arms encircled your waist from behind, his head coming to rest heavily on your shoulder. 'you,' he whispered, his…